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1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
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A) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I sprained my ankle‖
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B) An established patient with the chief complaint of ―I have an upper respiratory infection‖
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C) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I am here to establish care‖
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D) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I cut my hand‖
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Ans: C h
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2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
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history. The others answers are all part of a complete health history.
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3. Is the following information subjective or objective?
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Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse with activity
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and relieved by rest.
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Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a pulse rate of 120.
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6. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient completed 8th grade.
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He currently lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He
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7. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―I feel really tired.‖
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1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
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A) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I sprained my ankle‖
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B) An established patient with the chief complaint of ―I have an upper respiratory infection‖
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C) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I am here to establish care‖
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D) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I cut my hand‖
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Ans: C h
Chapter: 01 h
Page and Header: 4, Patient Assessment: Comprehensive or Focused
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Feedback: This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a comprehensive
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health history is appropriate.
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2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
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A) Review of systems h h
B) Thorax and lungs h h
C) Present illness h
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history. The others answers are all part of a complete health history.
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3. Is the following information subjective or objective?
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Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse with activity
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and relieved by rest.
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Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a pulse rate of 120.
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on a scale of 1 to 10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is located in the mid-
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illness. The interviewer has obtained the location, timing, severity, and associated manifestations
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of the pain. The interviewer will still need to obtain information concerning the quality of the
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pain, the setting in which it occurred, and the factors that aggravate and alleviate the pain. You
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will notice that it does include portions of the pertinent review of systems, but because it relates
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directly to the complaint, it is included in the history of present illness.
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6. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient completed 8th grade.
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He currently lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He
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works in a glass factory during the week.‖
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