ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT MIDTERM REVIEW OF QUIZ QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT
MIDTERM REVIEW OF QUIZ QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
TheafollowingainformationabelongsainawhichasectionaofatheaComprehensiveaHeathaHistorya
(H&P)?

"3adayahistoryaofarashaandaswelling"

aA.aHistoryaofaPresentaIllness
aB.aReviewaofaSystems
aC.aAllergies

aD.aChiefaComplainta-aaans--D.aChiefaComplaint



Aapatientawithaabdominalapainadescribesa"what"atheapainafeelsalikeaanda"howalong"aitalasts
.aInawhichapartaofatheaH&Pawouldayouaplaceathisainformation?

aA.aHistoryaofaPresentaIllness
aB.aPastaMedicalaHistory
aC.aSexualaHistory

aD.aReviewaofaSystemsa-aaans--A.aHistoryaofapresentaillness



Whichaofatheafollowingabestadescribesatheapatientarecord?
a

A.adescribesatheaapproachatoaaaproblema
B.aservesaaadualapurposeaasaitareflectsayouraanaylsisaofatheapatient'sahealthastatusaandado
cumentsaexaminationafindings
C.ashowsayouraclinicalathoughtaprocess
D.areflectsayouainterpersonalaskillsawithatheapatienta-aaans--
B.aservesaaadualapurposeaasaitareflectsayouraanaylsisaofatheapatient'sahealthastatusaandado
cumentsaexaminationafindings

Theaconsiderationaofacultureaandaethnicityaduringatheainterviewaprocessaareaimportantabe
cause:
a

A.asimilaraculturesaalwaysaprovideasimilararesponses
B.asomeaculturesaconsideracertainaquestionsaandagesturesaoffensive
C.aitaisapoliticallyacorrect
D.anoneaofatheaabovea-aaans--
B.asomeaculturesaconsideracertainaquestionsaandagesturesaoffensive

,Duringaanainterview,ayourapatientaadmitsatoafeelingaworthlessaandahavingaaasleepadisturba
nceaforathealasta3aweeks.aTheseaareacluesathatawarrantaexplorationaof:
a

A.ariskaforasuicide
B.asplitapersonality
C.acognitiveafunction
D.afunctionalaassessmenta-aaans--A.ariskaforasuicide

Worriesapersistingafora=>6amonthsamostalikelyareflectsaoneaofatheamostaprevalentapsychiat
ricaconditionsainatheaUnitedaStatesaknownaas:
a

A.aposttraumaticastressadisorder
B.ageneralizedaanxietyadisorder
C.afatigue
D.asocialaphobiaa-aaans--B.ageneralizedaanxietyadisorder

Riskafactorsaforafatalaoverdoseaofapainamedicationsaincludeaallaofatheafollowingaexcept:
a

A.aagea65aoraolder
B.adepression
C.aarthritis
D.aconcurrentabenzodiazepineausea-aaans--C.aarthritis

AahealthyaBMIacanabestabeadescribedaas:
a

A.a18.5-24.9
B.a30.0-34.9
C.a25.0-29.9
D.a35.0-39.9a-aaans--A.a18.5-24.9

Theacomprehensiveahealthahistory:
a

A.ahasaaacompletelyadifferentaformatathatavariesawithaeachainstitution
B.avariesafromacountryatoacountry
C.afollowsatheasameageneralaformataregardlessaofatheainstitutionaorageographicalalocation
D.afollowsatheaexactasameaformataacrossatheaworld,aexceptaEuropea-aaans--
C.afollowsatheasameageneralaformataregardlessaofatheainstitutionaorageographicalalocation

Whichaofatheafollowingaisanotaaacommonasymptomaofadepression?
a

A.aAnhedonia
B.aDryalips
C.aAppetiteadisturbance

, D.aWorthlessnessa-aaans--B.aDryalips

Duringaaamentalastatusaexam,awhichaquestionamightayouaaskatoaassessaabstractionaability
?
a

A.aWhatadoesaaarollingastoneagathersanoamossamean?
B.aStartawitha100aandakeepasubtractingabya7
CaHowalongahaveayouabeenahere?
D.aWhat'sayouramother'samaidenaname?a-aaans--
A.aWhatadoesaaarollingastoneagathersanoamossamean?

Dave,aagea76,aisabroughtainabyahisawife,awhoastatesathatawithinathealasta2adaysaDaveahasa
becomeaagitatedaandarestless,ahasahadafewalucidamoments,asleptaveryapoorlyalastanightaa
ndacanarememberaonlyarecentaevents.aOfatheafollowingadifferentialadiagnoses,awhichabesta
fitsatheasymptomsafromathisabriefahistory?
a

A.aDepression
B.aDementia
C.aDelirium
D.aSchizophreniaa-aaans--C.aDelirium

Whichatechniqueaisaappliedathroughoutatheaentireaexaminationaandainterviewaprocess?
a

A.aInspection
B.aPalpation
C.aPercussion
D.aAuscultationa-aaans--A.aInspection

Duringaaapatient'sapainaassessment,atheamostaimportantaelementaisatheapatient's:
a

A.aSleepahygiene
B.aPerceptionaofahis/heraownapain
C.aVitalasigns
D.aFearaofaaddictiona-aaans--B.aPerceptionaofahis/heraownapain

Theageneralasurveyaofatheapatientaincludesaallaofatheafollowingaexcept:a
a

A.aappearance
B.atannerastage
C.aheight
D.aweighta-aaans--B.atannerastage

Oneaofatheamainadifferencesabetweenaaacomprehensiveaandafocusedaassessmentais:
a