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CORRECTLY ANSWERED QUESTIONS
A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest pain which
increases with breathing. Which anatomic area would you localize the
symptom to?
A) Musculoskeletal
B) Reproductive
C) Urinary
D) Endocrine ANS: A)musculoskeletal
A patient comes to the emergency room for evaluation of shortness of
breath. To which anatomic region would you assign the symptom?
A) Reproductive
B) Urinary
C) Cardiac
D) Hematologic ANS: C)cardiac
A patient presents for evaluation of a cough. Which of the following
anatomic regions can be responsible for a cough?
A) Ophthalmologic
B) Auditory
C) Cardiac
D) Endocrine ANS: C) cardiac
,A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation of joint
pain. The pain is new, located in the wrists and fingers bilaterally, with
some subjective fever. The patient denies a rash; she also denies recent
travel or camping activities. She has a family history significant for
rheumatoid arthritis. Based on this information, which of the following
pathologic processes would be the most correct?
A) Infectious
B) Inflammatory
C) Hematologic
D) Traumatic ANS: B) inflammatory
A 47-year-old contractor presents for evaluation of neck pain, which has
been intermittent for several years. He normally takes over-the-counter
medications to ease the pain, but this time they haven't worked as well
and he still has discomfort. He recently wallpapered the entire second
floor in his house, which caused him great discomfort. The pain resolved
with rest. He denies fever, chills, rash, upper respiratory symptoms,
trauma, or injury to the neck. Based on this description, what is the most
likely pathologic process?
A) Infectious
B) Neoplastic
C) Degenerative
D) Traumatic ANS: C) degenerative
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4. Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a pulse rate of 120.
,A) Subjective
B) Objective ANS: B) objective
this is information obtained by the examiner
5. The following information is recorded in the health history: "The
patient has had abdominal pain for 1 week. The pain lasts for 30
minutes at a time; it comes and goes. The severity is 7 to 9 on a scale of 1
to 10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is located in the mid-
epigastric area."
Which of these categories does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems ANS: B) Present illness
HPI
6. The following information is recorded in the health history: "The
patient completed 8th grade. He currently lives with his wife and two
children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He works in a glass
factory during the week."
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
, C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems ANS: C) personal and social history
7. The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel
really tired."
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems ANS: A) chief complaint
pt's own words
8. The following information is recorded in the health history: "Patient
denies chest pain, palpitations, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal
dyspnea."
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems ANS: D) review of systems
9. The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient has had three cesarean sections."
A) Adult illnesses