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Differential Diagnosis Practical Study ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Questions exam with correct answers ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




1. What is the best follow-up question for someone
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who tells you that the pain is constant?
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a. can you use one finger to point to the pain
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location?
b. do you have the pain right now?
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c. does the pain wake you up at night after you have
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fallen asleep? ||\\||\\




d. Is there anything that makes the better better or
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worse? - correct answers ✔✔b. do you have the pain ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




right now? ||\\||\\




2. 52-year-old woman with shoulder pain tells you
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that she has pain at night that awakens her. After
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asking a series of follow-up questions, you are able to ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\

,determine that she had trouble falling asleep
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because her pain increases when she goes to bed. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Once she falls asleep, she wakes up as soon as she ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




rolls onto that side. What is the most likely ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




explanation for this pain behavior? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




a. Minimal distractions heighten a person's
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awareness of musculoskeletal discomfort. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




b. This is a systemic pattern that is associated with a
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neoplasm.
c. It is impossible to tell.
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d. This represents a chronic clinical presentation of a
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musculoskeletal problem. - correct answers ✔✔a. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Minimal distractions heighten a person's awareness ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




of musculoskeletal discomfort.
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3. Referred pain patterns associated with impairment
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of the spleen can produce musculoskeletal
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symptoms in: ||\\||\\

,a. left shoulder
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b. right shoulder
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c. mid-back or upper back, scapular, and right
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shoulder areas ||\\||\\




d. thorax, scapulae, right shoulder, or left shoulder -
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correct answers ✔✔a. left shoulder ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




4. Associated signs and symptoms are a major red
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flag for pain of a systemic or visceral origin compared
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to musculoskeletal pain.
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a. true
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b. false - correct answers ✔✔a. true
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5. Words used to describe neurogenic pain often
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include:

, a. throbbing, pounding, beating
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b. crushing, shooting, pricking
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c. aching, heavy, sore
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d. agonizing, piercing, unbearable - correct answers
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✔✔b. crushing, shooting, pricking ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




6. Pain (especially intense bone pain) that is
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disproportionately relieved by aspirin can be a ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




symptom of: ||\\||\\




a. neoplasm ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




b. assault or trauma
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c. drug dependence
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||\\||\\ d. fracture - correct answers ✔✔a. neoplasm
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7. Joint pain can be a reactive, delayed, or allergic
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response to: ||\\||\\

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