Findings and Formulating Differential Diagnoses
4th Edition Goolsby Chapters 1 - 22 | Complete
, TABLEOFCONTENTS
➢ ChapterJ1. Assessment and Clinical Decision Making: An Overview
➢ ChapterJ2. Genomic Assessment: InterpretingJFindings and Formulating Differential Diagnoses
➢ ChapterJ3. Skin
➢ ChapterJ4. Head, Face, and Neck
➢ ChapterJ5. The Eye
➢ ChapterJ6. Ear, Nose, Mouth, and Throat
➢ ChapterJ7. Cardiac and Peripheral VascularJSystems
➢ ChapterJ8. Respiratory System
➢ ChapterJ9. Breasts
➢ Chapter 10. Abdomen
➢ ChapterJ11. Genitourinary System
➢ ChapterJ12. Male Reproductive System
➢ ChapterJ13. Female Reproductive System
➢ Chapter 14. Musculoskeletal System
➢ ChapterJ15. Neurological System
➢ ChapterJ16. Nonspecific Complaints
➢ ChapterJ17. Psychiatric Mental Health
➢ Chapter 18. Pediatric Patients
➢ ChapterJ19. Pregnant Patients
➢ ChapterJ20. Assessment of the Transgender or Gender Diverse Adult
➢ ChapterJ21. Older Patients
➢ ChapterJ22. Persons With Disabilities
, ➢ Chapter 1. Assessment and Clinical Decision Making: An Overview
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice thatJbest completes the statementJor answers the question.
1. Which type of clinical decision-makingJis most reliable?
A. Intuitive
B. Analytical
C. Experiential
D. Augenblick
2. Which of the following is false? To obtain adequate history, health-care providers must be:
A. Methodical and systematic
B. Attentive to the patient‘s verbal andJnonverbal language
C. Able to accuratelyJinterpret theJpatient‘s responses
D. Adept at reading intoJthe patient‘s statements
3. Essential parts of a health historyJincludeJall ofJthe followingJexcept:
A. ChiefJcomplaint
B. History of the present illness
C. Current vital signs
D. All of the aboveJare essential history components
4. Which of the following is false? While performing theJphysical examination, theJexaminer must be able to:
A. Differentiate between normal and abnormal findings
B. Recall knowledge of aJrangeJof conditions andJtheirJassociatedJsigns and symptoms
C. Recognize how certain conditions affect the response to otherJconditions
D. Foresee unpredictable findings
5. The followingJis the least reliable source of information for diagnostic statistics:
A. Evidence-based investigations
B. Primary reportsJof research
C. Estimation based on a provider‘s experience
D. PublishedJmeta-analyses
6. The followingJcan be used to assist in sound clinical decision-making:
A. Algorithm published in a peer-reviewed journal article
B. Clinical practice guidelines
C. Evidence-based research
D. All ofJthe above
7. If aJdiagnostic studyJhas high sensitivity, this indicates a:
A. High percentage of persons with the givenJcondition will have an abnormal result
B. Low percentage ofJpersons with the given condition will have an abnormal result
C. Low likelihood of normal result in persons without a given condition
D. None ofJthe above
8. If a diagnostic study has highJspecificity, this indicates a:
A. Low percentage of healthy individuals will show a normal result
B. High percentage ofJhealthyJindividuals will show a normal result
C. HighJpercentage of individuals with a disorder will show aJnormal result
D. Low percentageJof individuals with a disorderJwill show an abnormal result
9. A likelihood ratio above 1 indicates that aJdiagnostic test showing a:
A. Positive result is stronglyJassociated withJthe disease
B. NegativeJresult is stronglyJassociated with absence ofJthe disease
C. Positive result is weakly associated with the disease
D. NegativeJresult is weakly associatedJwith absence of the disease
, 10. Which of the following clinical reasoning tools is defined as evidence-based resource based on mathematical modeling
to express theJlikelihood of a condition in selectJsituations, settings, and/orJpatients?