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PD Final Questions and Answers
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The educational level, occupation, sexual history, smoking
status, and dietary habits of the
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patient belong to which of the following sections of the health
history? Ans: Social History
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Expert
Which of the following best term describes a conditioned
anxiety response that produces
inaccurately elevated blood pressure readings in the office
setting? Ans: Whitecoat Hypertension
During a patient's interview, we should aim to use which of the
following? Ans: Integration of both styles
A summer term I PA student reports to her professor that she
has trouble determining the
diastolic blood pressure. On manual blood pressure, which of
the following provides the best
estimate of the true diastolic blood pressure? Ans:
Disappearance of Koroktoff sounds after muffle sounds
A 34- year-old male presents for a new-patient evaluation at
your office. He has a history of
, 2
asthma since childhood, whit sporadic crisis as an adult. He is
smoking one pack of cigarettes a
day for 10 years, and he is seeking to quit. His main concern is
the possibility of developing lung
cancer like his father. Which of the following is the best
approach to the health history for this
patient at his first visit? Ans: A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH
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HISTORY'
A description of the location, onset, duration, character,
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alleviating and aggravating factors,
Expert
radiation, timing and severity of the symptoms should be
included in which of the following
sections of the health history? Ans: CHIEF COMPLAINT
When determining if the patient is awake, alert, and
responsible you are assessing which od the
following? Ans: Level of Consciousness
The following information is recorded in the health history:
"The patient has abdominal pain for
1 week. The pain last for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and
goes. The severity is 7 to 9 on a
scale of 0 to 10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It
is located in the mid-epigastric
, 3
area." Which of these categories does it belong to? Ans:
HISTORY OF THE PRESENT ILLNESS
The apparent state of health, the level of consciousness, and
distress status are part of which of
the following sections of the physical examination? Ans:
General Appearance
Which of the following is a normal respiratory rate for adults?
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Ans: 16 breaths per min
Which of the following do you expect to find in a patient with
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coartation of aorta? Ans: SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION IN THE
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ARMS, LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE LEGS.
In which of the following body regions we obtain the lowest
temperature value? Ans: AXILLA
A 25-year-old female athlete presents to a new primary care
provider with chronic menstrual
complaints. She remarks that in the past she has experienced a
dismissal of her complaints
because of her high level of level of physical fitness and
conditioning. She is seeking a care
provider who really takes of her issues in more detail and work
with her particular concerns.
Which of the following is the description of the patient-
centered care this individual seeks? Ans: VALIDATING AND
EMPATHETIC WITH OPEN -ENDED QUESTIONS.
PD Final Questions and Answers
(100% Correct Answers) Already
Graded A+
The educational level, occupation, sexual history, smoking
status, and dietary habits of the
© 2026 Assignment
patient belong to which of the following sections of the health
history? Ans: Social History
Guru01 - Stuvia
Expert
Which of the following best term describes a conditioned
anxiety response that produces
inaccurately elevated blood pressure readings in the office
setting? Ans: Whitecoat Hypertension
During a patient's interview, we should aim to use which of the
following? Ans: Integration of both styles
A summer term I PA student reports to her professor that she
has trouble determining the
diastolic blood pressure. On manual blood pressure, which of
the following provides the best
estimate of the true diastolic blood pressure? Ans:
Disappearance of Koroktoff sounds after muffle sounds
A 34- year-old male presents for a new-patient evaluation at
your office. He has a history of
, 2
asthma since childhood, whit sporadic crisis as an adult. He is
smoking one pack of cigarettes a
day for 10 years, and he is seeking to quit. His main concern is
the possibility of developing lung
cancer like his father. Which of the following is the best
approach to the health history for this
patient at his first visit? Ans: A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH
© 2026 Assignment
HISTORY'
A description of the location, onset, duration, character,
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alleviating and aggravating factors,
Expert
radiation, timing and severity of the symptoms should be
included in which of the following
sections of the health history? Ans: CHIEF COMPLAINT
When determining if the patient is awake, alert, and
responsible you are assessing which od the
following? Ans: Level of Consciousness
The following information is recorded in the health history:
"The patient has abdominal pain for
1 week. The pain last for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and
goes. The severity is 7 to 9 on a
scale of 0 to 10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It
is located in the mid-epigastric
, 3
area." Which of these categories does it belong to? Ans:
HISTORY OF THE PRESENT ILLNESS
The apparent state of health, the level of consciousness, and
distress status are part of which of
the following sections of the physical examination? Ans:
General Appearance
Which of the following is a normal respiratory rate for adults?
© 2026 Assignment
Ans: 16 breaths per min
Which of the following do you expect to find in a patient with
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coartation of aorta? Ans: SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION IN THE
Expert
ARMS, LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE LEGS.
In which of the following body regions we obtain the lowest
temperature value? Ans: AXILLA
A 25-year-old female athlete presents to a new primary care
provider with chronic menstrual
complaints. She remarks that in the past she has experienced a
dismissal of her complaints
because of her high level of level of physical fitness and
conditioning. She is seeking a care
provider who really takes of her issues in more detail and work
with her particular concerns.
Which of the following is the description of the patient-
centered care this individual seeks? Ans: VALIDATING AND
EMPATHETIC WITH OPEN -ENDED QUESTIONS.
