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1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
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A) Anewpatientwiththechiefcomplaint of―Isprainedmyankle‖
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B) Anestablished patient with the chiefcomplaint of―Ihave an upper respiratoryinfection‖
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C) Anewpatientwiththechiefcomplaint of―Iam hereto establish care‖
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D) Anewpatientwiththechiefcomplaint of―Icutmyhand‖
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Ans: C c




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Page and Header: 4, PatientAssessment: Comprehensive or Focused
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Feedback: This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a comprehensive health
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history is appropriate. c c




2. The components of the health historyinclude all of the following except which one?
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B) Thorax and lungs c c




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Ans: B c




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Feedback: The thorax and lungs are part of the physical examination, not part of the health history. Th
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e others answers are all part of a complete health history.
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3. Is the following information subjective or objective?
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Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse with activity and relieve
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d by rest.
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A) Subjective
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Ans: A c




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4. Is the following information subjective or objective? Mr.
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M. has a respiratoryrate of 32 and a pulse rate of 120.
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A) Subjective
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5. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient has had abdominal pain f
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or 1 week. The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and goes. The severity is 7 to 9 on a scale of 1 to
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10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is located in the mid- epigastric area.‖
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Ans: B c




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Feedback: This information describes the problem of abdominal pain, which is the present illness. The i
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nterviewer has obtained the location, timing, severity, and associated manifestations of the pain. The in
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terviewer will still need to obtain information concerning the quality of the pain, the setting in which it o
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ccurred, and the factors that aggravate and alleviate the pain. You will notice that it does include portion
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s of the pertinent review of systems, but because it relates directly to the complaint, it is included in the hi
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story of present illness. c c c




6. Thefollowinginformationisrecordedin thehealthhistory: ―Thepatient completed 8th grade. He cu
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rrently lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He works in a glass fac
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tory during the week.‖ c c c




Ans: C c




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Feedback: Personal and social history information includes educational level, family of origin, curren
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t household status, personal interests, employment, religious beliefs, militaryhistory, and lifestyle (in
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cluding diet and exercise habits; use of alcohol, tobacco, and/or drugs; and sexual preferences and hist
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ory). All of this information is documented in this example.
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7. Thefollowinginformation is recordedinthehealth history: ―Ifeel reallytired.‖ Whic
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h category does it belong to?
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D) Review of systems c c