RAD 101: Chapter 12 - Radiologic &
Imaging Sciences & Patient Care fully
solved
Chief Complaint - correct answer ✔✔primary medical problem as defined by the patient; important
because it focuses the clinical history toward the single most important issue
Chronology - correct answer ✔✔time element of the history, usually including the onset, duration,
frequency, and of course the symptoms
Clinical History - correct answer ✔✔information available regarding a patient's condition; traditionally
comprises data on localization, quality, quantity, chronology, setting, aggravating or alleviating factors,
and associated manifestations
Leading Questions - correct answer ✔✔undesirable method of questioning; provides information that
may direct answers toward a suggested symptom or complaint
Localization - correct answer ✔✔determination of a precise area, usually through gentle palpation or
careful wording of questions
Objective - correct answer ✔✔perceptible to the external senses
Quality - correct answer ✔✔description of the character of the symptoms; the color, quantity, and
consistency of blood or other bodily substances; size or number of lumps or lesions; frequency of
urination or coughing; character of pain
Subjective - correct answer ✔✔pertaining to or perceived only by the affected individual; not
perceptible to the senses
Imaging Sciences & Patient Care fully
solved
Chief Complaint - correct answer ✔✔primary medical problem as defined by the patient; important
because it focuses the clinical history toward the single most important issue
Chronology - correct answer ✔✔time element of the history, usually including the onset, duration,
frequency, and of course the symptoms
Clinical History - correct answer ✔✔information available regarding a patient's condition; traditionally
comprises data on localization, quality, quantity, chronology, setting, aggravating or alleviating factors,
and associated manifestations
Leading Questions - correct answer ✔✔undesirable method of questioning; provides information that
may direct answers toward a suggested symptom or complaint
Localization - correct answer ✔✔determination of a precise area, usually through gentle palpation or
careful wording of questions
Objective - correct answer ✔✔perceptible to the external senses
Quality - correct answer ✔✔description of the character of the symptoms; the color, quantity, and
consistency of blood or other bodily substances; size or number of lumps or lesions; frequency of
urination or coughing; character of pain
Subjective - correct answer ✔✔pertaining to or perceived only by the affected individual; not
perceptible to the senses
