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Reasoning
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By Jacqueline Rhoads (Author), Sandra Wiggins
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Petersen (Author)
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, TABLEOFCONTENTS
➢ Chapter1.AssessmentandClinicalDecisionMaking:AnOverview
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➢ Chapter2.GenomicAssessment: InterpretingFindings andFormulatingDifferentialDiagnoses
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➢ Chapter3.Skin
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➢ Chapter4.Head,Face,andNeck
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➢ Chapter5.TheEye
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➢ Chapter6.Ear,Nose,Mouth,andThroat
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➢ Chapter7.CardiacandPeripheralVascularSystems
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➢ Chapter8.RespiratorySystem
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➢ Chapter9.Breasts
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➢ Chapter10.Abdomen
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➢ Chapter11.GenitourinarySystem
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➢ Chapter12.MaleReproductiveSystem
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➢ Chapter13.FemaleReproductiveSystem
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➢ Chapter14.Musculoskeletal System
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➢ Chapter15.NeurologicalSystem
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➢ Chapter16.NonspecificComplaints
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➢ Chapter17.PsychiatricMentalHealth
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➢ Chapter18.PediatricPatients
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➢ Chapter19.PregnantPatients
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➢ Chapter20.AssessmentoftheTransgenderorGenderDiverseAdult
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➢ Chapter21.OlderPatients
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➢ Chapter22.PersonsWithDisabilities
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, ➢ Chapter1.AssessmentandClinicalDecisionMaking:AnOverview
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Multiple Choice
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Identify thechoicethatbestcompletesthestatement oranswers thequestion.
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1. Which typeofclinical decision-making is most reliable?
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A. Intuitive
B. Analytical
C. Experiential
D. Augenblick
2. Whichofthefollowing isfalse?Toobtain adequatehistory, q q v v health-careprovidersmustbe:
A. Methodicalandsystematic
B. Attentivetothe patient’sverbal and nonverballanguage
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C. Able to accuratelyinterpret thepatient’s responses
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D. Adept atreadinginto thepatient’s statements
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3. Essential partsofa health historyinclude all of the following except: q v v q q
A. Chiefcomplaint
B. Historyofthepresent illness v v
C. Currentvitalsigns
D. Alloftheaboveareessential historycomponents
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4. Whichofthe following is false?Whileperforming thephysical examination, theexaminer mustbeableto:
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A. Differentiatebetween normal and abnormalfindings q v q
B. Recallknowledgeofarangeofconditionsandtheirassociated signsandsymptoms q q q
C. Recognizehowcertainconditionsaffect the responseto other conditions v q v
D. Foreseeunpredictablefindings
5. The followingis theleast reliablesource of information for diagnosticstatistics: q v q v v
A. Evidence-basedinvestigations
B. Primaryreports ofresearch v
C. Estimation based on aprovider’s experience q v q
D. Published meta-analyses q
6. Thefollowingcan beused to assist in sound clinical decision-making: q v q v q v
A. Algorithmpublished in apeer-reviewed journal article
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B. Clinicalpractice guidelines q q
C. Evidence-based research q
D. Allof theabove
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7. If a diagnostic studyhas high sensitivity, this indicates a:
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A. Highpercentageofpersons withthe given condition willhavean abnormal result v q q v v q
B. Lowpercentage ofpersons with thegiven condition will havean abnormal result q q q v v v
C. Lowlikelihood of normal result inpersons withoutagiven condition
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D. Noneoftheabove
8. If adiagnosticstudyhas highspecificity, thisindicatesa:
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A. Lowpercentageofhealthyindividuals willshowanormalresult v
B. Highpercentage of healthyindividualswill showanormal result
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C. High percentage of individuals with adisorderwillshowanormalresult
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D. Lowpercentageof individuals withadisorder willshowan abnormalresult q v v
9. Alikelihood ratio above 1indicates that a diagnostictest showing a:
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A. Positiveresultisstronglyassociated withthedisease
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B. Negativeresult is stronglyassociated with absence ofthedisease q q v
C. Positiveresultisweaklyassociatedwiththedisease
D. Negativeresultis weaklyassociated with absence of thedisease v v v v q
, 10. Which of thefollowingclinicalreasoningtoolsisdefinedasevidence-based resource based onmathematical modeling
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toexpressthe likelihoodofa conditionin select situations, settings,and/orpatients?
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