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MULTIPLEl CHOICE
1. Forlwhichloflthelfollowinglpatientslwouldlalcomprehensivelhealthlhistorylbelappropriate?
A) Alnewlpatientlwithlthelchieflcomplaintlofl―Ilsprainedl mylankle‖
B) Anlestablishedl patientl withlthelchiefl complaintl ofl―Il havelanlupperl respiratorylinfection‖
C) Alnewlpatientlwithlthel chieflcomplaintl ofl―Ilamlhereltol establishlcare‖
D) Alnewlpatientlwithlthelchieflcomplaintlofl―Ilcutl mylhand‖
Ans:lC
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Feedback:l Thislpatientlislhereltolestablishlcare,landlbecauselshelislnewltolyou,lalcomprehensivelhealthlhi
storylislappropriate.
2. Thelcomponentsloflthelhealthlhistorylincludelallloflthelfollowinglexceptlwhichlone?
A) Reviewloflsystems
B) Thoraxlandllungs
C) Presentl illness
D) Personallandl sociall items
Ans:lB
Chapter:l 01
Feedback:l Thelthoraxlandllungslarelpartloflthelphysicallexamination,lnotlpartloflthelhealthlhistory.l
Thelotherslanswerslarelalllpartloflalcompletelhealthlhistory.
3. Isl thel followingl informationl subjectivel orl objective?
Mr.lM.lhaslshortnessloflbreathlthatlhaslpersistedlforlthelpastl10ldays;litlislworselwithlactivitylandlre
lievedlbylrest.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
Ans:lA
Chapter:l 01
4. Islthelfollowinglinformationlsubjectivelorlobjective?lM
r.lM.lhaslalrespiratorylratelofl32landlalpulselratelofl120.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
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almeasurement lobtainedlbylthelexaminer,lsolitlislconsideredlobjectiveldata.lThelp
laboutlalsignificantlhospitalization landlshouldlbelplacedlinltheladult
atient lislunlikelyltolbelableltolgivelthislinformationltolthelexaminer.
lillnesseslsection.l Iflthelpatientlislbeinglseenlforlanlasthmalexacerbation,lyoulmaylconsider
5. Thelfollowinglinformationlislrecordedlinlthelhealthlhistory:l―Thelpatientlhaslhadlabdominallpa
inlforl1lweek.lThelpainllastslforl30lminuteslatlaltime;litlcomeslandlgoes.lThelseveritylisl7ltol9lonlalsc
alelofl1ltol10.lItlislaccompaniedlbylnausealandlvomiting.lItlisllocatedlinlthelmid-lepigastriclarea.‖
Whichlofltheselcategoriesldoeslitlbelonglto?
A) Chiefl complaint
B) Presentl illness
C) Personall andl sociall history
D) Reviewloflsystems
Ans:lB
Chapter:l 01
Feedback:lThislinformationldescribeslthelproblemloflabdominallpain,lwhichlislthelpresentlillness.l
Thelinterviewerl hasl obtainedlthellocation,ltiming,l severity,landl associatedl manifestationsloflthelpain
.lThelinterviewerlwilllstilllneedltolobtainlinformationlconcerninglthelqualityloflthelpain,lthelsetting
linlwhichlitloccurred,landlthelfactorslthatlaggravatelandlalleviatelthelpain.lYoulwilllnoticelthatlitldo
eslincludelportionsloflthelpertinentlreviewloflsystems,lbutlbecauselitlrelatesldirectlyltolthelcomplai
nt,litlislincludedlinlthelhistoryloflpresentlillness.
6. Thelfollowinglinformationlislrecordedlinlthelhealthlhistory:l―Thelpatientlcompletedl8thlgrade.lHel
currentlylliveslwithlhislwifelandltwolchildren.lHelworkslonloldlcarslonlthelweekend.lHelworkslinlal
glasslfactorylduringlthelweek.‖
Ans:lC
Chapter:l 01
Feedback:lPersonallandlsociallhistorylinformationlincludesleducationalllevel,lfamilyloflorigin,lcurrentl
householdlstatus,lpersonallinterests,lemployment,lreligiouslbeliefs,l militarylhistory,landllifestylel(inclu
dingldietlandlexerciselhabits;luseloflalcohol,ltobacco,land/orldrugs;landlsexuallpreferenceslandlhistory)
.lAllloflthislinformationlisldocumentedlinlthislexample.
7. Thelfollowinglinformationlislrecordedlinlthelhealthlhistory:l―Ilfeellreallyltired.‖lWh
ichlcategoryldoeslitlbelonglto?
A) Chiefl complaint
B) Presentl illness
C) Personall andl sociall history
D) Reviewloflsystems
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MULTIPLEl CHOICE
1. Forlwhichloflthelfollowinglpatientslwouldlalcomprehensivelhealthlhistorylbelappropriate?
A) Alnewlpatientlwithlthelchieflcomplaintlofl―Ilsprainedl mylankle‖
B) Anlestablishedl patientl withlthelchiefl complaintl ofl―Il havelanlupperl respiratorylinfection‖
C) Alnewlpatientlwithlthel chieflcomplaintl ofl―Ilamlhereltol establishlcare‖
D) Alnewlpatientlwithlthelchieflcomplaintlofl―Ilcutl mylhand‖
Ans:lC
Chapter:l 01
Pagelandl Header:l 4,l Patientl Assessment:l Comprehensivel orl Focused
Feedback:l Thislpatientlislhereltolestablishlcare,landlbecauselshelislnewltolyou,lalcomprehensivelhealthlhi
storylislappropriate.
2. Thelcomponentsloflthelhealthlhistorylincludelallloflthelfollowinglexceptlwhichlone?
A) Reviewloflsystems
B) Thoraxlandllungs
C) Presentl illness
D) Personallandl sociall items
Ans:lB
Chapter:l 01
Feedback:l Thelthoraxlandllungslarelpartloflthelphysicallexamination,lnotlpartloflthelhealthlhistory.l
Thelotherslanswerslarelalllpartloflalcompletelhealthlhistory.
3. Isl thel followingl informationl subjectivel orl objective?
Mr.lM.lhaslshortnessloflbreathlthatlhaslpersistedlforlthelpastl10ldays;litlislworselwithlactivitylandlre
lievedlbylrest.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
Ans:lA
Chapter:l 01
4. Islthelfollowinglinformationlsubjectivelorlobjective?lM
r.lM.lhaslalrespiratorylratelofl32landlalpulselratelofl120.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
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almeasurement lobtainedlbylthelexaminer,lsolitlislconsideredlobjectiveldata.lThelp
laboutlalsignificantlhospitalization landlshouldlbelplacedlinltheladult
atient lislunlikelyltolbelableltolgivelthislinformationltolthelexaminer.
lillnesseslsection.l Iflthelpatientlislbeinglseenlforlanlasthmalexacerbation,lyoulmaylconsider
5. Thelfollowinglinformationlislrecordedlinlthelhealthlhistory:l―Thelpatientlhaslhadlabdominallpa
inlforl1lweek.lThelpainllastslforl30lminuteslatlaltime;litlcomeslandlgoes.lThelseveritylisl7ltol9lonlalsc
alelofl1ltol10.lItlislaccompaniedlbylnausealandlvomiting.lItlisllocatedlinlthelmid-lepigastriclarea.‖
Whichlofltheselcategoriesldoeslitlbelonglto?
A) Chiefl complaint
B) Presentl illness
C) Personall andl sociall history
D) Reviewloflsystems
Ans:lB
Chapter:l 01
Feedback:lThislinformationldescribeslthelproblemloflabdominallpain,lwhichlislthelpresentlillness.l
Thelinterviewerl hasl obtainedlthellocation,ltiming,l severity,landl associatedl manifestationsloflthelpain
.lThelinterviewerlwilllstilllneedltolobtainlinformationlconcerninglthelqualityloflthelpain,lthelsetting
linlwhichlitloccurred,landlthelfactorslthatlaggravatelandlalleviatelthelpain.lYoulwilllnoticelthatlitldo
eslincludelportionsloflthelpertinentlreviewloflsystems,lbutlbecauselitlrelatesldirectlyltolthelcomplai
nt,litlislincludedlinlthelhistoryloflpresentlillness.
6. Thelfollowinglinformationlislrecordedlinlthelhealthlhistory:l―Thelpatientlcompletedl8thlgrade.lHel
currentlylliveslwithlhislwifelandltwolchildren.lHelworkslonloldlcarslonlthelweekend.lHelworkslinlal
glasslfactorylduringlthelweek.‖
Ans:lC
Chapter:l 01
Feedback:lPersonallandlsociallhistorylinformationlincludesleducationalllevel,lfamilyloflorigin,lcurrentl
householdlstatus,lpersonallinterests,lemployment,lreligiouslbeliefs,l militarylhistory,landllifestylel(inclu
dingldietlandlexerciselhabits;luseloflalcohol,ltobacco,land/orldrugs;landlsexuallpreferenceslandlhistory)
.lAllloflthislinformationlisldocumentedlinlthislexample.
7. Thelfollowinglinformationlislrecordedlinlthelhealthlhistory:l―Ilfeellreallyltired.‖lWh
ichlcategoryldoeslitlbelonglto?
A) Chiefl complaint
B) Presentl illness
C) Personall andl sociall history
D) Reviewloflsystems
