Certified Ophthalmic Assistant Exam Review
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A history is obtained by:
a. asking a series of organized & specitic questions
b. observing the patient's actions in the exam room
c. allowing the patient to discuss anything he or she wishes
d. asking the same question of each patient during every exam - - -
correct answer ✅A. asking a series of organized & specific
questions
The history should be recorded:
a. by writing down the patient's entire story, word-for-word
b. by condensing the patient's story, including pertinent facts
c. by interpreting the patient's story & suggesting a diagnosis
d. by copying patient information from a questionnaire - - -
correct answer ✅B. by condensing the patient's story, including
pertinent facts
When taking a history on a school-aged child, it is important to:
a. listen only to the parent's account of the illness
b. listen only to the child's account of the illness
c. talk to the parent outside of the child's hearing
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d. get an account of the illness from both the parent & child - - -
correct answer ✅D. get an account of the illness from both the
parent & child
Which of the following statements if false?
a. A thorough history can direct a physician toward a final diagnosis.
b. All information given by the patient can be shred with insurance
companies without patient permission.
c. Statements made by the patient should lead the assistant into
additional questions that can be asked.
d. All patient information is private unless a consent release from is
signed. - - -
correct answer ✅B. All information given by the patient can be
shred with insurance companies without patient permission.
Which of the following is not a part of a history?
a. presenting complaint
b. medications currently used
c. family eye disease
d. visual acuity - - -
correct answer ✅D. visual acuity
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The "presenting complaint" is:
a. the main reason that the patient has come to the office
b. always the most serious of the patient's many complaints
c. the only item with which the history is really concerned
d. the main reason the patient should be dilated - - -
correct answer ✅A. the main reason that the patient has come to
the office
An example of a question relating to onset would be:
a. "Can you still function at work?"
b. "When did you first notice the problem?"
c. "What treatment have you tried?"
d. "Has the problem worsened?" - - -
correct answer ✅B. "When did you first notice the problem?"
The question "Does your head hurt so badly that you have to leave
school early?" relates to:
a. onset
b. duration
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c. progression
d. severity - - -
correct answer ✅D. severity
To obtain the most important information about the presenting
complaint, you should ask questions relating to:
a. location, timing, aggravating & alleviating factors, & family
history
b. location, quality, severity, timing, & aggravating & alleviating
factors
c. location, severity, timing, drug allergies, & past surgical
procedures
d. present illness, past ocular history, family history, & description
of pain - - -
correct answer ✅B. location, quality, severity, timing, &
aggravating & alleviating factors
A symptom is:
a. something you notice when you look at the patient
b. something that can always be tested & proven
c. a change noticed by the patient
Questions And Answers
A history is obtained by:
a. asking a series of organized & specitic questions
b. observing the patient's actions in the exam room
c. allowing the patient to discuss anything he or she wishes
d. asking the same question of each patient during every exam - - -
correct answer ✅A. asking a series of organized & specific
questions
The history should be recorded:
a. by writing down the patient's entire story, word-for-word
b. by condensing the patient's story, including pertinent facts
c. by interpreting the patient's story & suggesting a diagnosis
d. by copying patient information from a questionnaire - - -
correct answer ✅B. by condensing the patient's story, including
pertinent facts
When taking a history on a school-aged child, it is important to:
a. listen only to the parent's account of the illness
b. listen only to the child's account of the illness
c. talk to the parent outside of the child's hearing
,Certified Ophthalmic Assistant Exam Review
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d. get an account of the illness from both the parent & child - - -
correct answer ✅D. get an account of the illness from both the
parent & child
Which of the following statements if false?
a. A thorough history can direct a physician toward a final diagnosis.
b. All information given by the patient can be shred with insurance
companies without patient permission.
c. Statements made by the patient should lead the assistant into
additional questions that can be asked.
d. All patient information is private unless a consent release from is
signed. - - -
correct answer ✅B. All information given by the patient can be
shred with insurance companies without patient permission.
Which of the following is not a part of a history?
a. presenting complaint
b. medications currently used
c. family eye disease
d. visual acuity - - -
correct answer ✅D. visual acuity
,Certified Ophthalmic Assistant Exam Review
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The "presenting complaint" is:
a. the main reason that the patient has come to the office
b. always the most serious of the patient's many complaints
c. the only item with which the history is really concerned
d. the main reason the patient should be dilated - - -
correct answer ✅A. the main reason that the patient has come to
the office
An example of a question relating to onset would be:
a. "Can you still function at work?"
b. "When did you first notice the problem?"
c. "What treatment have you tried?"
d. "Has the problem worsened?" - - -
correct answer ✅B. "When did you first notice the problem?"
The question "Does your head hurt so badly that you have to leave
school early?" relates to:
a. onset
b. duration
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c. progression
d. severity - - -
correct answer ✅D. severity
To obtain the most important information about the presenting
complaint, you should ask questions relating to:
a. location, timing, aggravating & alleviating factors, & family
history
b. location, quality, severity, timing, & aggravating & alleviating
factors
c. location, severity, timing, drug allergies, & past surgical
procedures
d. present illness, past ocular history, family history, & description
of pain - - -
correct answer ✅B. location, quality, severity, timing, &
aggravating & alleviating factors
A symptom is:
a. something you notice when you look at the patient
b. something that can always be tested & proven
c. a change noticed by the patient
