NUR 550 Drexel Health Assessment Midterm
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exam with correct answers
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What are the seven attributes of every symptom? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1).Location
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2).Quality
3).Quantity or severity |/ |/
4).Timing: including onset, duration, and frequency
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5).Setting in which it occurs |/ |/ |/ |/
6).Aggravating and relieving factors |/ |/ |/
7).Associated manifestation |/
Is the following information subjective or objective?
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Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10
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days; it is worse with activity and relieved by rest.
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A.Subjective
B.Objective - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A.Subjective |/ |/ |/ |/
The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel
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really tired." Which category does it belong to?
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A. Present illness
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B. Review of systems
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,C. Personal and social history
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D. Chief complaint - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. Chief complaint
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The following information is best placed in which category? "The
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patient has had three cesarean sections."
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A. Surgeries
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B. Obstetrics/gynecology
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C. Psychiatric
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D. Adult illnesses - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. Surgeries
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A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation of
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joint pain. The pain is new, located in the wrists and fingers
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bilaterally, with some subjective fever. The patient denies a rash;
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she also denies recent travel or camping activities. She has a
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family history significant for rheumatoid arthritis. Based on this
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information, which of the following pathologic processes would
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be the most correct?
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A. Traumatic
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B. Hematologic
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C. Inflammatory
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D. Infectious - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. Inflammatory
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Mr. Larson is a 42-year-old widowed father of two children, ages 4
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and 11. He works in a sales office to support his family. Recently
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he has injured his back and you are thinking he would benefit
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,|/ from physical therapy, three times a week, for an hour per
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|/ session. What would be your next step? |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
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A. Write the physical therapy prescription.
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B. Discuss the plan with Mr. Larson.
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C. Have your office staff explain directions to the physical
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therapy center.
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D. Tell Mr. Larson that he will be going to physical therapy three
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times a week. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. Discuss the plan with
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Mr. Larson.
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When you enter your patient's examination room, his wife is
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waiting there with him. Which of the following is most
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appropriate?
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A. Ask if it's okay to carry out the visit with both people in the
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room.
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B. Carry on as you would ordinarily. The permission is implied
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because his wife is in the room with him.
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C. First ask his wife what she thinks is going on.
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D. Ask his wife to leave the room for reasons of confidentiality. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. Ask if it's okay to carry out the visit
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with both people in the room.
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Alexandra is a 28-year-old editor who presents to the clinic with
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abdominal pain. The pain is a dull ache, located in the right
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upper quadrant, that she rates as a 3 at the least and an 8 at
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the worst. The pain started a few weeks ago, it lasts for 2 to 3
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hours at a time, it comes and goes, and it seems to be worse a
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, |/ couple of hours after eating. She has noticed that it starts after
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|/ eating greasy foods, so she has cut down on these as much as
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|/ she can. Initially it occurred once a week, but now it is occurring
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|/ every other day. Nothing makes it better. From this description,
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|/ which of the seven attributes of a symptom has been omitted?
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A. Setting in which the symptom occurs
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B. Quality |/
C. Associated manifestations
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D. Timing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. Associated manifestations
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A 25-year-old radio announcer comes to the clinic for an annual
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examination. His BMI is 26.0 kg/m2. He is concerned about his
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weight. Based on this information, what is appropriate counsel
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for the patient during the visit?
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A. Give the patient information about reduction of fat and
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cholesterol because he is obese.
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B. Give the patient information about reduction of fat,
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cholesterol, and calories because he is overweight.
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C. Reassure the patient that he has a normal body weight.
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D. Refer the patient to a nutritionist because he is anorexic. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. Give the patient information about
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reduction of fat, cholesterol, and calories because he is
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overweight.
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Mr. Garcia comes to your office for a rash on his chest associated
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with a burning pain. Even a light touch causes this burning
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exam with correct answers
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What are the seven attributes of every symptom? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1).Location
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2).Quality
3).Quantity or severity |/ |/
4).Timing: including onset, duration, and frequency
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5).Setting in which it occurs |/ |/ |/ |/
6).Aggravating and relieving factors |/ |/ |/
7).Associated manifestation |/
Is the following information subjective or objective?
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Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10
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days; it is worse with activity and relieved by rest.
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A.Subjective
B.Objective - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A.Subjective |/ |/ |/ |/
The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel
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really tired." Which category does it belong to?
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A. Present illness
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B. Review of systems
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,C. Personal and social history
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D. Chief complaint - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. Chief complaint
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The following information is best placed in which category? "The
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patient has had three cesarean sections."
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A. Surgeries
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B. Obstetrics/gynecology
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C. Psychiatric
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D. Adult illnesses - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. Surgeries
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A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation of
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joint pain. The pain is new, located in the wrists and fingers
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bilaterally, with some subjective fever. The patient denies a rash;
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she also denies recent travel or camping activities. She has a
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family history significant for rheumatoid arthritis. Based on this
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information, which of the following pathologic processes would
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be the most correct?
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A. Traumatic
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B. Hematologic
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C. Inflammatory
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D. Infectious - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. Inflammatory
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Mr. Larson is a 42-year-old widowed father of two children, ages 4
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and 11. He works in a sales office to support his family. Recently
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he has injured his back and you are thinking he would benefit
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,|/ from physical therapy, three times a week, for an hour per
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|/ session. What would be your next step? |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
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A. Write the physical therapy prescription.
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B. Discuss the plan with Mr. Larson.
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C. Have your office staff explain directions to the physical
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therapy center.
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D. Tell Mr. Larson that he will be going to physical therapy three
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times a week. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. Discuss the plan with
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Mr. Larson.
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When you enter your patient's examination room, his wife is
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waiting there with him. Which of the following is most
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appropriate?
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A. Ask if it's okay to carry out the visit with both people in the
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room.
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B. Carry on as you would ordinarily. The permission is implied
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because his wife is in the room with him.
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C. First ask his wife what she thinks is going on.
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D. Ask his wife to leave the room for reasons of confidentiality. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. Ask if it's okay to carry out the visit
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with both people in the room.
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Alexandra is a 28-year-old editor who presents to the clinic with
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abdominal pain. The pain is a dull ache, located in the right
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upper quadrant, that she rates as a 3 at the least and an 8 at
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the worst. The pain started a few weeks ago, it lasts for 2 to 3
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hours at a time, it comes and goes, and it seems to be worse a
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, |/ couple of hours after eating. She has noticed that it starts after
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|/ eating greasy foods, so she has cut down on these as much as
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|/ she can. Initially it occurred once a week, but now it is occurring
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|/ every other day. Nothing makes it better. From this description,
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|/ which of the seven attributes of a symptom has been omitted?
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A. Setting in which the symptom occurs
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B. Quality |/
C. Associated manifestations
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D. Timing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. Associated manifestations
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A 25-year-old radio announcer comes to the clinic for an annual
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examination. His BMI is 26.0 kg/m2. He is concerned about his
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weight. Based on this information, what is appropriate counsel
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for the patient during the visit?
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A. Give the patient information about reduction of fat and
|/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
cholesterol because he is obese.
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B. Give the patient information about reduction of fat,
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cholesterol, and calories because he is overweight.
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C. Reassure the patient that he has a normal body weight.
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D. Refer the patient to a nutritionist because he is anorexic. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. Give the patient information about
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reduction of fat, cholesterol, and calories because he is
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overweight.
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Mr. Garcia comes to your office for a rash on his chest associated
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with a burning pain. Even a light touch causes this burning
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