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MULTIPLErCHOICE
1. Forrwhichrofrtherfollowingrpatientsrwouldrarcomprehensiverhealthrhistoryrberappropriate?
A) Arnewrpatientrwithrtherchiefrcomplaintrofr―Irsprainedrmyrankle‖
B) Anrestablishedrpatientrwithrtherchiefrcomplaintrofr―Irhaveranrupperrrespiratoryrinfection‖
C) Arnewrpatientrwithrtherchiefrcomplaintrofr―Iramrherertorestablishrcare‖
D) Arnewrpatientrwithrtherchiefrcomplaintrofr―Ircutrmyrhand‖
Ans:rC
Chapter:r 01
PagerandrHeader:r 4,rPatientrAssessment:rComprehensiverorrFocused
Feedback:r Thisrpatientrisrherertorestablishrcare,randrbecausersherisrnewrtoryou,rarcomprehensiverhealthrhis
toryrisrappropriate.
2. Thercomponentsrofrtherhealthrhistoryrincluderallrofrtherfollowingrexceptrwhichrone?
A) Reviewrofrsystems
B) Thoraxrandrlungs
C) Presentrillness
D) Personalrandrsocialritems
Ans:rB
Chapter:r 01
Feedback:r Therthoraxrandrlungsrarerpartrofrtherphysicalrexamination,rnotrpartrofrtherhealthrhistory.r
Therothersranswersrarerallrpartrofrarcompleterhealthrhistory.
3. Isrtherfollowingrinformationrsubjectiverorrobjective?
Mr.rM.rhasrshortnessrofrbreathrthatrhasrpersistedrforrtherpastr10rdays;ritrisrworserwithractivityrandrreli
evedrbyrrest.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
Ans:rA
Chapter:r 01
4. Isrtherfollowingrinformationrsubjectiverorrobjective?rMr
.rM.rhasrarrespiratoryrraterofr32randrarpulserraterofr120.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
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Ans: B
Ans: rA
Chapter: 01
Chapter:r 01
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rmeasurementrobtainedrbyrtherexaminer,rsoritrisrconsideredrobjectiverdata.rTherp
about a significant hospitalization and should be placed in the
atient isrunlikely
adult rillnesses rtorberablertorgiverthisrinformationrtortherexaminer.
section. If the patient is being seen for an asthma exacerbation, you may consider
5. Therfollowingrinformationrisrrecordedrinrtherhealthrhistory:r―Therpatientrhasrhadrabdominalrpai
nrforr1rweek.rTherpainrlastsrforr30rminutesratrartime;ritrcomesrandrgoes.rTherseverityrisr7rtor9ronrarscale
rofr1rtor10.rItrisraccompaniedrbyrnausearandrvomiting.r Itrisrlocatedrinrthermid-repigastricrarea.‖
Whichrofrthesercategoriesrdoesritrbelongrto?
A) Chiefrcomplaint
B) Presentrillness
C) Personalrandrsocialrhistory
D) Reviewrofrsystems
Ans:rB
Chapter:r 01
Feedback:rThisrinformationrdescribesrtherproblemrofrabdominalrpain,rwhichrisrtherpresentrillness.rT
herinterviewerrhasrobtainedrtherlocation,rtiming,rseverity,randrassociatedrmanifestationsrofrtherpain.rT
herinterviewerrwillrstillrneedrtorobtainrinformationrconcerningrtherqualityrofrtherpain,rthersettingrinrw
hichritroccurred,randrtherfactorsrthatraggravaterandralleviatertherpain.rYourwillrnoticerthatritrdoesrincl
uderportionsrofrtherpertinentrreviewrofrsystems,rbutrbecauseritrrelatesrdirectlyrtorthercomplaint,ritrisrin
cludedrinrtherhistoryrofrpresentrillness.
6. Therfollowingrinformationrisrrecordedrinrtherhealthrhistory:r―Therpatientrcompletedr8thrgrade.rHer
currentlyrlivesrwithrhisrwiferandrtworchildren.rHerworksronroldrcarsronrtherweekend.rHerworksrinrargl
assrfactoryrduringrtherweek.‖
Ans:rC
Chapter:r 01
Feedback:rPersonalrandrsocialrhistoryrinformationrincludesreducationalrlevel,rfamilyrofrorigin,rcurrentrh
ouseholdrstatus,rpersonalrinterests,remployment,rreligiousrbeliefs,r militaryrhistory,randrlifestyler(includi
ngrdietrandrexerciserhabits;ruserofralcohol,rtobacco,rand/orrdrugs;randrsexualrpreferencesrandrhistory).rAl
lrofrthisrinformationrisrdocumentedrinrthisrexample.
7. Therfollowingrinformationrisrrecordedrinrtherhealthrhistory:r―Irfeelrreallyrtired.‖rW
hichrcategoryrdoesritrbelongrto?
A) Chiefrcomplaint
B) Presentrillness
C) Personalrandrsocialrhistory
D) Reviewrofrsystems