SEIDELS GUIDE TO PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION 10TH EDITION BALL AND
DAINS EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Subjective and symptomatic data are:
a. documented in your assessment.
b. not mentioned in the legal chart.
c. placed in the history sections.
d. recorded with the examination technique.
e. documented with the findings. Answer: ANS: C
Subjective data, as well as symptomatic data, should not be part of the
physical examination findings; rather, their documentation is appropriate
for the history portion.
◉ The quality of a symptom, such as pain, is subjective information that
should be:
a. deferred until the cause is determined.
b. described in the history using a 0 to 10 scale.
c. placed in the past medical history section.
d. placed in the history with objective data.
e. interpreted in light of your physical findings. Answer: ANS: B
, Pain is subjective, and only the patient can rate the perceived severity.
Pain, therefore, should be recorded in the history using a 0 to 10 scale.
◉ Drawing of stick figures is most useful to:
a. compare findings in the extremities.
b. demonstrate radiation of pain.
c. indicate organ enlargement.
d. indicate mobility of masses.
e. indicate consistency of lymph nodes. Answer: ANS: A
Simple drawings, such as stick figures, are more practical illustrations
for findings in the extremities. Radiation of pain, organ enlargement,
consistency of lymph nodes, and mobility of masses would not be
adequately described by such simple drawings.
◉ Which of the following is an example of a problem requiring
recording on the patient's problem list?
a. Common age variations
b. Expected findings
c. Findings of unknown origin
d. Minor variations
e. Only findings that have a clear etiology Answer: ANS: C
Any problem is worth noting on the patient problem list even if the
etiology or significance is unknown. Common age variations, expected
EXAMINATION 10TH EDITION BALL AND
DAINS EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Subjective and symptomatic data are:
a. documented in your assessment.
b. not mentioned in the legal chart.
c. placed in the history sections.
d. recorded with the examination technique.
e. documented with the findings. Answer: ANS: C
Subjective data, as well as symptomatic data, should not be part of the
physical examination findings; rather, their documentation is appropriate
for the history portion.
◉ The quality of a symptom, such as pain, is subjective information that
should be:
a. deferred until the cause is determined.
b. described in the history using a 0 to 10 scale.
c. placed in the past medical history section.
d. placed in the history with objective data.
e. interpreted in light of your physical findings. Answer: ANS: B
, Pain is subjective, and only the patient can rate the perceived severity.
Pain, therefore, should be recorded in the history using a 0 to 10 scale.
◉ Drawing of stick figures is most useful to:
a. compare findings in the extremities.
b. demonstrate radiation of pain.
c. indicate organ enlargement.
d. indicate mobility of masses.
e. indicate consistency of lymph nodes. Answer: ANS: A
Simple drawings, such as stick figures, are more practical illustrations
for findings in the extremities. Radiation of pain, organ enlargement,
consistency of lymph nodes, and mobility of masses would not be
adequately described by such simple drawings.
◉ Which of the following is an example of a problem requiring
recording on the patient's problem list?
a. Common age variations
b. Expected findings
c. Findings of unknown origin
d. Minor variations
e. Only findings that have a clear etiology Answer: ANS: C
Any problem is worth noting on the patient problem list even if the
etiology or significance is unknown. Common age variations, expected
