, TEST BANK FOR ADVANCED ASSESSMENT:
INTERPRETING FINDINGS AND FORMULATING
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES 5TH EDITION, MARY
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Chapteri1:iAssessmentiandiClinicaliDecision-
Making:iOverviewiMultipleiChoices:
Identifyitheichoiceithatibesticompletesitheistatementiorianswersitheiquestion.
Whichitypeioficlinicalidecision-makingiisimostireliable?
A. Intuitive
B. Analytical
C. Experiential
D. Augenblick
Whichiofitheifollowingiisifalse?iToiobtainiadequateihistory,ihealth-careiprovidersimustibe:
A. Methodicaliandisystematic
B. Attentiveitoitheipatient’siverbaliandinonverbalilanguage
C. Ableitoiaccuratelyiinterpretitheipatient’siresponses
D. Adeptiatireadingiintoitheipatient’sistatements
Essentialipartsiofiaihealthihistoryiincludeialliofitheifollowingiexcept:
A. Chieficomplaint
B. Historyiofitheipresentiillness
C. Currentivitalisigns
D. Alliofitheiaboveiareiessentialihistoryicomponents
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,Whichiofitheifollowingiisifalse?iWhileiperformingitheiphysicaliexamination,itheiexaminerimustib
eiableito:
A. Differentiateibetweeninormaliandiabnormalifindings
B. Recalliknowledgeiofiairangeioficonditionsianditheiriassociatedisignsiandisymptoms
C. Recognizeihowicertainiconditionsiaffectitheiresponseitoiothericonditions
D. Foreseeiunpredictableifindings
Theifollowingiisitheileastireliableisourceiofiinformationiforidiagnosticistatistics:
A. Evidence-basediinvestigations
B. Primaryireportsiofiresearch
C. Estimationibasedioniaiprovider’siexperience
D. Publishedimeta-analyses
Theifollowingicanibeiuseditoiassistiinisoundiclinicalidecision-making:
A. Algorithmipublishediiniaipeer-reviewedijournaliarticle
B. Clinicalipracticeiguidelines
C. Evidence-basediresearch
D. Alliofitheiabove
Ifiaidiagnosticistudyihasihighisensitivity,ithisiindicatesia:
A. Highipercentageiofipersonsiwithitheigiveniconditioniwillihaveianiabnormaliresult
B. Lowipercentageiofipersonsiwithitheigiveniconditioniwillihaveianiabnormaliresult
C. Lowilikelihoodiofinormaliresultiinipersonsiwithoutiaigivenicondition
D. Noneiofitheiabove
Ifiaidiagnosticistudyihasihighispecificity,ithisiindicatesia:
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, A. Lowipercentageiofihealthyiindividualsiwillishowiainormaliresult
B. Highipercentageiofihealthyiindividualsiwillishowiainormaliresult
C. Highipercentageiofiindividualsiwithiaidisorderiwillishowiainormaliresult
D. LowipercentageiofiindividualsiwithiaidisorderiwillishowianiabnormaliresultiA
ilikelihoodiratioiabovei1iindicatesithatiaidiagnosticitestishowingia:
A. Positiveiresultiisistronglyiassociatediwithitheidisease
B. Negativeiresultiisistronglyiassociatediwithiabsenceiofitheidisease
C. Positiveiresultiisiweaklyiassociatediwithitheidisease
D. Negativeiresultiisiweaklyiassociatediwithiabsenceiofitheidisease
10.iWhichiofitheifollowingiclinicalireasoningitoolsiisidefinediasievidence-
basediresourceibasedionimathematicalimodelingitoiexpressitheilikelihoodiofiaiconditioniinis
electisituations,isettings,iand/oripatients?
A. Clinicalipracticeiguideline
B. Clinicalidecisionirule
C. Clinicalialgorithm
D. Clinicalirecommendation
AnsweriSection
MULTIPLEiCHOICE
1. ANS:iB
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