Bates Study Questions Graded A+
1. A 15-year-old girl comes to your clinic with her mother, concerned about her weight. Her BMI is 19.5
kg/m2. What would you do?
A) Tell her to eat more to gain weight
B) Reassure her that this is a normal body weight
C) Advise her to reduce her caloric intake
D) Measure her blood pressure
Correct answer: B) Reassure her that this is a normal body weight
2. A 25-year-old radio announcer comes to your clinic for an annual exam and has a BMI of 26.0 kg/m2.
What would you advise him?
A) To increase his physical activity
B) To reduce his fat, cholesterol, and calorie intake
C) To consult a nutritionist
D) To ignore his weight
Correct answer: B) To reduce his fat, cholesterol, and calorie intake
3. A 30-year-old sales clerk wants to lose weight and has a BMI of 30.0 kg/m2. What is a safe weekly
weight reduction goal?
A) 1-2 pounds per week
B) 0.5-1 pound per week
C) 3-4 pounds per week
D) 5-6 pounds per week
,Correct answer: B) 0.5-1 pound per week
4. A 67-year-old retired janitor comes to your clinic with a history of smoking and has lost 30 pounds in
the past year. What question would you ask to suspect lung cancer?
A) Have you tried to quit smoking?
B) Have you noticed any coughing?
C) Have you had any difficulty breathing?
D) Have you tried to lose weight?
Correct answer: B) Have you noticed any coughing?
5. What symptoms are NOT commonly assessed during the General Survey and vital signs?
A) Cough
B) Fever
C) Pain
D) Shortness of breath
Correct answer: A) Cough
Mr. Garcia comes to your office for a rash on his chest associated with a burning pain. Even a light touch
causes this burning sensation to worsen. On examination, you note a rash with small blisters (vesicles)
on a background of reddened skin. The rash overlies an entire rib on his right side. What type of pain is
this? ✅Neuropathic pain
A 50-year-old body builder is upset by a letter of denial from his life insurance company. He is very lean
but has gained 2 pounds over the past 6 months. You personally performed his health assessment and
found no problems whatsoever. He says he is classified as "high risk" because of obesity. What should
you do next? ✅Measure his waist
,Ms. Wright comes to your office, complaining of palpitations. While checking her pulse you notice an
irregular rhythm. When you listen to her heart, every fourth beat sounds different. It sounds like a
triplet rather than the usual "lub dup." How would you document your examination? ✅Regularly
irregular rhythm
For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate? ✅A new
patient with a chief complaint of "I am here to establish care".
The components of the health history include all of the following except which one? ✅Thorax and lungs
Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse with activity and
relieved by rest. ✅Subjective
Is the following information subjective or objective? ✅Objective
The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient has had abdominal pain for 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
10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is located in the mid-epigastric area."
Which category does this belong to? ✅Present illness
The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient completed 8th grade. He
currently lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He works in a glass
factory during the week."
Which category does it belong to? ✅Personal and social history
The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel really tired."
Which category does it belong to? ✅Chief complaint
The following information is recorded in the health history: "Patient denies chest pain, palpitations,
orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea."
Which category does it belong to? ✅Review of systems
, The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient has had three cesarean sections." ✅Surgeries
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in 1999." ✅Adult illnesses
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient was treated for an asthma exacerbation in the hospital last year; the patient has never
been intubated." ✅Adult illnesses
A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest pain which increases with breathing. Which
anatomic area would you localize the symptom to? ✅Musculoskeletal
A patient comes to the emergency room for evaluation of shortness of breath. To which anatomic region
would you assign the symptom? ✅Cardiac
A patient presents for evaluation of a cough. Which of the following anatomic regions can be
responsible for a cough? ✅Cardiac
A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation of joint pain. The pain is new, located in the
wrists and fingers bilaterally, with some subjective fever. The patient denies a rash; she also denies
recent travel or camping activities. She has a family history significant for rheumatoid arthritis. Based on
this information, which of the following pathologic processes would be the most correct?
✅Inflammatory
A 47-year-old contractor presents for evaluation of neck pain, which has been intermittent for several
years. He normally takes over-the-counter medications to ease the pain, but this time they haven't
worked as well and he still has discomfort. He recently wallpapered the entire second floor in his house,
which caused him great discomfort. The pain resolved with rest. He denies fever, chills, rash, upper
respiratory symptoms, trauma, or injury to the neck. Based on this description, what is the most likely
pathologic process? ✅Degenerative
1. A 15-year-old girl comes to your clinic with her mother, concerned about her weight. Her BMI is 19.5
kg/m2. What would you do?
A) Tell her to eat more to gain weight
B) Reassure her that this is a normal body weight
C) Advise her to reduce her caloric intake
D) Measure her blood pressure
Correct answer: B) Reassure her that this is a normal body weight
2. A 25-year-old radio announcer comes to your clinic for an annual exam and has a BMI of 26.0 kg/m2.
What would you advise him?
A) To increase his physical activity
B) To reduce his fat, cholesterol, and calorie intake
C) To consult a nutritionist
D) To ignore his weight
Correct answer: B) To reduce his fat, cholesterol, and calorie intake
3. A 30-year-old sales clerk wants to lose weight and has a BMI of 30.0 kg/m2. What is a safe weekly
weight reduction goal?
A) 1-2 pounds per week
B) 0.5-1 pound per week
C) 3-4 pounds per week
D) 5-6 pounds per week
,Correct answer: B) 0.5-1 pound per week
4. A 67-year-old retired janitor comes to your clinic with a history of smoking and has lost 30 pounds in
the past year. What question would you ask to suspect lung cancer?
A) Have you tried to quit smoking?
B) Have you noticed any coughing?
C) Have you had any difficulty breathing?
D) Have you tried to lose weight?
Correct answer: B) Have you noticed any coughing?
5. What symptoms are NOT commonly assessed during the General Survey and vital signs?
A) Cough
B) Fever
C) Pain
D) Shortness of breath
Correct answer: A) Cough
Mr. Garcia comes to your office for a rash on his chest associated with a burning pain. Even a light touch
causes this burning sensation to worsen. On examination, you note a rash with small blisters (vesicles)
on a background of reddened skin. The rash overlies an entire rib on his right side. What type of pain is
this? ✅Neuropathic pain
A 50-year-old body builder is upset by a letter of denial from his life insurance company. He is very lean
but has gained 2 pounds over the past 6 months. You personally performed his health assessment and
found no problems whatsoever. He says he is classified as "high risk" because of obesity. What should
you do next? ✅Measure his waist
,Ms. Wright comes to your office, complaining of palpitations. While checking her pulse you notice an
irregular rhythm. When you listen to her heart, every fourth beat sounds different. It sounds like a
triplet rather than the usual "lub dup." How would you document your examination? ✅Regularly
irregular rhythm
For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate? ✅A new
patient with a chief complaint of "I am here to establish care".
The components of the health history include all of the following except which one? ✅Thorax and lungs
Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse with activity and
relieved by rest. ✅Subjective
Is the following information subjective or objective? ✅Objective
The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient has had abdominal pain for 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
10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is located in the mid-epigastric area."
Which category does this belong to? ✅Present illness
The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient completed 8th grade. He
currently lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He works in a glass
factory during the week."
Which category does it belong to? ✅Personal and social history
The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel really tired."
Which category does it belong to? ✅Chief complaint
The following information is recorded in the health history: "Patient denies chest pain, palpitations,
orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea."
Which category does it belong to? ✅Review of systems
, The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient has had three cesarean sections." ✅Surgeries
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in 1999." ✅Adult illnesses
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient was treated for an asthma exacerbation in the hospital last year; the patient has never
been intubated." ✅Adult illnesses
A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest pain which increases with breathing. Which
anatomic area would you localize the symptom to? ✅Musculoskeletal
A patient comes to the emergency room for evaluation of shortness of breath. To which anatomic region
would you assign the symptom? ✅Cardiac
A patient presents for evaluation of a cough. Which of the following anatomic regions can be
responsible for a cough? ✅Cardiac
A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation of joint pain. The pain is new, located in the
wrists and fingers bilaterally, with some subjective fever. The patient denies a rash; she also denies
recent travel or camping activities. She has a family history significant for rheumatoid arthritis. Based on
this information, which of the following pathologic processes would be the most correct?
✅Inflammatory
A 47-year-old contractor presents for evaluation of neck pain, which has been intermittent for several
years. He normally takes over-the-counter medications to ease the pain, but this time they haven't
worked as well and he still has discomfort. He recently wallpapered the entire second floor in his house,
which caused him great discomfort. The pain resolved with rest. He denies fever, chills, rash, upper
respiratory symptoms, trauma, or injury to the neck. Based on this description, what is the most likely
pathologic process? ✅Degenerative
