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1. For vwhich vof vthe vfollowing vpatients vwould va vcomprehensive vhealth vhistory vbe vappropriate?
A) A vnew vpatient vwith vthe vchief vcomplaint vof v―I vsprained v my vankle‖
B) An vestablished v patient v with vthe vchief v complaint v of v―I vhave van vupper v respiratory vinfection‖
C) A vnew vpatient vwith vthe v chief vcomplaint v of v―I vam vhere vto v establish vcare‖
D) A vnew vpatient vwith vthe vchief vcomplaint vof v―I vcut v my vhand‖
Ans: vC
Chapter: v 01
Page vand v Header: v 4, v Patient v Assessment: v Comprehensive v or v Focused
Feedback: v This vpatient vis vhere vto vestablish vcare, vand vbecause vshe vis vnew vto vyou, va vcomprehensive
vhealth vhistory vis vappropriate.
2. The vcomponents vof vthe vhealth vhistory vinclude vall vof vthe vfollowing vexcept vwhich vone?
A) Review vof vsystems
B) Thorax vand vlungs
C) Present v illness
D) Personal vand v social v items
Ans: vB
Chapter: v 01
Feedback: v The vthorax vand vlungs vare vpart vof vthe vphysical vexamination, vnot vpart vof vthe vhealth
vhistory. v The vothers vanswers vare vall vpart vof va vcomplete vhealth vhistory.
3. Is v the v following v information v subjective v or v objective?
Mr. vM. vhas vshortness vof vbreath vthat vhas vpersisted vfor vthe vpast v10 vdays; vit vis vworse vwith vactivity
vand vrelieved vby vrest.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
Ans: vA
Chapter: v 01
4. Is vthe vfollowing vinformation vsubjective vor vobjective?
vMr. vM. vhas va vrespiratory vrate vof v32 vand va vpulse vrate vof
v120.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
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Ans: vB
Chapter: v 01
Feedback: v This vis va vmeasurement vobtained vby vthe vexaminer, vso vit vis vconsidered vobjective vdata.
vThe vpatient vis vunlikely vto vbe vable vto vgive vthis vinformation vto vthe vexaminer.
5. The vfollowing vinformation vis vrecorded vin vthe vhealth vhistory: v―The vpatient vhas vhad
vabdominal vpain vfor v1 vweek. vThe vpain vlasts vfor v30 vminutes vat va vtime; vit vcomes vand vgoes. vThe
vseverity vis v7 vto v9 von va vscale vof v1 vto v10. vIt vis vaccompanied vby vnausea vand vvomiting. vIt vis
vlocated vin vthe vmid- vepigastric varea.‖
Which vof vthese vcategories vdoes vit vbelong vto?
A) Chief v complaint
B) Present v illness
C) Personal v and v social v history
D) Review vof vsystems
Ans: vB
Chapter: v 01
Feedback: vThis vinformation vdescribes vthe vproblem vof vabdominal vpain, vwhich vis vthe vpresent
villness. vThe vinterviewer v has v obtained vthe vlocation, vtiming, v severity, vand v associated
v manifestations vof vthe vpain. vThe vinterviewer vwill vstill vneed vto vobtain vinformation vconcerning
vthe vquality vof vthe vpain, vthe vsetting vin vwhich vit voccurred, vand vthe vfactors vthat vaggravate vand
valleviate vthe vpain. vYou vwill vnotice vthat vit vdoes vinclude vportions vof vthe vpertinent vreview vof
vsystems, vbut vbecause vit vrelates vdirectly vto vthe vcomplaint, vit vis vincluded vin vthe vhistory vof
vpresent villness.
6. The vfollowing vinformation vis vrecorded vin vthe vhealth vhistory: v―The vpatient vcompleted v8th
vgrade. vHe vcurrently vlives vwith vhis vwife vand vtwo vchildren. vHe vworks von vold vcars von vthe
vweekend. vHe vworks vin va vglass vfactory vduring vthe vweek.‖
Ans: vC
Chapter: v 01
Feedback: vPersonal vand vsocial vhistory vinformation vincludes veducational vlevel, vfamily vof vorigin,
vcurrent vhousehold vstatus, vpersonal vinterests, vemployment, vreligious vbeliefs, v military vhistory, vand
vlifestyle v(including vdiet vand vexercise vhabits; vuse vof valcohol, vtobacco, vand/or vdrugs; vand vsexual
vpreferences vand vhistory). vAll vof vthis vinformation vis vdocumented vin vthis vexample.
7. The vfollowing vinformation vis vrecorded vin vthe vhealth vhistory: v―I vfeel vreally
vtired.‖ vWhich vcategory vdoes vit vbelong vto?
A) Chief v complaint
B) Present v illness
C) Personal v and v social v history
D) Review vof vsystems
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MULTIPLE v CHOICE
1. For vwhich vof vthe vfollowing vpatients vwould va vcomprehensive vhealth vhistory vbe vappropriate?
A) A vnew vpatient vwith vthe vchief vcomplaint vof v―I vsprained v my vankle‖
B) An vestablished v patient v with vthe vchief v complaint v of v―I vhave van vupper v respiratory vinfection‖
C) A vnew vpatient vwith vthe v chief vcomplaint v of v―I vam vhere vto v establish vcare‖
D) A vnew vpatient vwith vthe vchief vcomplaint vof v―I vcut v my vhand‖
Ans: vC
Chapter: v 01
Page vand v Header: v 4, v Patient v Assessment: v Comprehensive v or v Focused
Feedback: v This vpatient vis vhere vto vestablish vcare, vand vbecause vshe vis vnew vto vyou, va vcomprehensive
vhealth vhistory vis vappropriate.
2. The vcomponents vof vthe vhealth vhistory vinclude vall vof vthe vfollowing vexcept vwhich vone?
A) Review vof vsystems
B) Thorax vand vlungs
C) Present v illness
D) Personal vand v social v items
Ans: vB
Chapter: v 01
Feedback: v The vthorax vand vlungs vare vpart vof vthe vphysical vexamination, vnot vpart vof vthe vhealth
vhistory. v The vothers vanswers vare vall vpart vof va vcomplete vhealth vhistory.
3. Is v the v following v information v subjective v or v objective?
Mr. vM. vhas vshortness vof vbreath vthat vhas vpersisted vfor vthe vpast v10 vdays; vit vis vworse vwith vactivity
vand vrelieved vby vrest.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
Ans: vA
Chapter: v 01
4. Is vthe vfollowing vinformation vsubjective vor vobjective?
vMr. vM. vhas va vrespiratory vrate vof v32 vand va vpulse vrate vof
v120.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
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Ans: vB
Chapter: v 01
Feedback: v This vis va vmeasurement vobtained vby vthe vexaminer, vso vit vis vconsidered vobjective vdata.
vThe vpatient vis vunlikely vto vbe vable vto vgive vthis vinformation vto vthe vexaminer.
5. The vfollowing vinformation vis vrecorded vin vthe vhealth vhistory: v―The vpatient vhas vhad
vabdominal vpain vfor v1 vweek. vThe vpain vlasts vfor v30 vminutes vat va vtime; vit vcomes vand vgoes. vThe
vseverity vis v7 vto v9 von va vscale vof v1 vto v10. vIt vis vaccompanied vby vnausea vand vvomiting. vIt vis
vlocated vin vthe vmid- vepigastric varea.‖
Which vof vthese vcategories vdoes vit vbelong vto?
A) Chief v complaint
B) Present v illness
C) Personal v and v social v history
D) Review vof vsystems
Ans: vB
Chapter: v 01
Feedback: vThis vinformation vdescribes vthe vproblem vof vabdominal vpain, vwhich vis vthe vpresent
villness. vThe vinterviewer v has v obtained vthe vlocation, vtiming, v severity, vand v associated
v manifestations vof vthe vpain. vThe vinterviewer vwill vstill vneed vto vobtain vinformation vconcerning
vthe vquality vof vthe vpain, vthe vsetting vin vwhich vit voccurred, vand vthe vfactors vthat vaggravate vand
valleviate vthe vpain. vYou vwill vnotice vthat vit vdoes vinclude vportions vof vthe vpertinent vreview vof
vsystems, vbut vbecause vit vrelates vdirectly vto vthe vcomplaint, vit vis vincluded vin vthe vhistory vof
vpresent villness.
6. The vfollowing vinformation vis vrecorded vin vthe vhealth vhistory: v―The vpatient vcompleted v8th
vgrade. vHe vcurrently vlives vwith vhis vwife vand vtwo vchildren. vHe vworks von vold vcars von vthe
vweekend. vHe vworks vin va vglass vfactory vduring vthe vweek.‖
Ans: vC
Chapter: v 01
Feedback: vPersonal vand vsocial vhistory vinformation vincludes veducational vlevel, vfamily vof vorigin,
vcurrent vhousehold vstatus, vpersonal vinterests, vemployment, vreligious vbeliefs, v military vhistory, vand
vlifestyle v(including vdiet vand vexercise vhabits; vuse vof valcohol, vtobacco, vand/or vdrugs; vand vsexual
vpreferences vand vhistory). vAll vof vthis vinformation vis vdocumented vin vthis vexample.
7. The vfollowing vinformation vis vrecorded vin vthe vhealth vhistory: v―I vfeel vreally
vtired.‖ vWhich vcategory vdoes vit vbelong vto?
A) Chief v complaint
B) Present v illness
C) Personal v and v social v history
D) Review vof vsystems
