BATES GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
AND HISTORY TAKING 13TH EDITION BY
BICKLEY ACTUAL EXAMINATION PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
⩥ Components of health history. Answer: Includes review of systems,
present illness, personal and social items, but excludes thorax and lungs.
⩥ Subjective information. Answer: Information given by the patient
about their symptoms, such as shortness of breath.
⩥ Objective information. Answer: Measurements obtained by the
examiner, such as respiratory rate and pulse rate.
⩥ Present illness. Answer: Describes the current health problem,
including details like location, timing, severity, and associated
symptoms.
⩥ Personal and social history. Answer: Includes educational level,
family status, employment, and lifestyle factors.
,⩥ Chief complaint. Answer: The primary issue reported by the patient,
often quoted in their own words.
⩥ Review of systems. Answer: Documents the presence or absence of
common symptoms related to each major body system.
⩥ Surgeries. Answer: Records surgical procedures the patient has
undergone, such as cesarean sections.
⩥ Adult illnesses. Answer: Includes chronic illnesses, significant
hospitalizations, and major procedures.
⩥ Asthma exacerbation. Answer: A significant respiratory event that
may require hospitalization.
⩥ Musculoskeletal chest pain. Answer: Chest pain that may be due to
conditions like costochondritis or intercostal muscle cramp, worsened by
chest wall motion.
⩥ Cardiac disorders. Answer: Conditions like congestive heart failure
that are likely to cause symptoms such as shortness of breath.
⩥ Thorax and lungs. Answer: Part of the physical examination, not
included in the health history.
,⩥ Respiratory rate. Answer: A measurement of breaths per minute,
considered objective data.
⩥ Pulse rate. Answer: A measurement of heartbeats per minute,
considered objective data.
⩥ Severity scale. Answer: A method to quantify pain, often rated from 1
to 10.
⩥ Nausea and vomiting. Answer: Symptoms that may accompany
abdominal pain.
⩥ Mid-epigastric area. Answer: The location in the abdomen where the
patient reports pain.
⩥ Patient assessment. Answer: The process of gathering comprehensive
or focused health information about a patient.
⩥ Health history categories. Answer: Include chief complaint, present
illness, personal and social history, and review of systems.
⩥ Significant hospitalization. Answer: An important event in a patient's
health history, such as treatment for asthma.
, ⩥ Pleuritic chest pain. Answer: Sharp chest pain that increases with deep
breathing, often due to pleural inflammation.
⩥ Emergency room evaluation. Answer: Assessment of acute symptoms,
such as shortness of breath.
⩥ Anatomic regions for symptoms. Answer: Categories such as
musculoskeletal, reproductive, urinary, cardiac, and hematologic.
⩥ Patient's own words. Answer: Quoting the patient directly in the chief
complaint section.
⩥ Associated manifestations. Answer: Symptoms that accompany the
primary complaint, such as nausea with abdominal pain.
⩥ Educational level. Answer: Part of personal and social history,
indicating the highest grade completed by the patient.
⩥ Lifestyle factors. Answer: Includes habits related to diet, exercise, and
substance use, documented in personal and social history.
⩥ Shortness of Breath. Answer: Can result from anemia, pregnancy, or
sepsis.
AND HISTORY TAKING 13TH EDITION BY
BICKLEY ACTUAL EXAMINATION PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
⩥ Components of health history. Answer: Includes review of systems,
present illness, personal and social items, but excludes thorax and lungs.
⩥ Subjective information. Answer: Information given by the patient
about their symptoms, such as shortness of breath.
⩥ Objective information. Answer: Measurements obtained by the
examiner, such as respiratory rate and pulse rate.
⩥ Present illness. Answer: Describes the current health problem,
including details like location, timing, severity, and associated
symptoms.
⩥ Personal and social history. Answer: Includes educational level,
family status, employment, and lifestyle factors.
,⩥ Chief complaint. Answer: The primary issue reported by the patient,
often quoted in their own words.
⩥ Review of systems. Answer: Documents the presence or absence of
common symptoms related to each major body system.
⩥ Surgeries. Answer: Records surgical procedures the patient has
undergone, such as cesarean sections.
⩥ Adult illnesses. Answer: Includes chronic illnesses, significant
hospitalizations, and major procedures.
⩥ Asthma exacerbation. Answer: A significant respiratory event that
may require hospitalization.
⩥ Musculoskeletal chest pain. Answer: Chest pain that may be due to
conditions like costochondritis or intercostal muscle cramp, worsened by
chest wall motion.
⩥ Cardiac disorders. Answer: Conditions like congestive heart failure
that are likely to cause symptoms such as shortness of breath.
⩥ Thorax and lungs. Answer: Part of the physical examination, not
included in the health history.
,⩥ Respiratory rate. Answer: A measurement of breaths per minute,
considered objective data.
⩥ Pulse rate. Answer: A measurement of heartbeats per minute,
considered objective data.
⩥ Severity scale. Answer: A method to quantify pain, often rated from 1
to 10.
⩥ Nausea and vomiting. Answer: Symptoms that may accompany
abdominal pain.
⩥ Mid-epigastric area. Answer: The location in the abdomen where the
patient reports pain.
⩥ Patient assessment. Answer: The process of gathering comprehensive
or focused health information about a patient.
⩥ Health history categories. Answer: Include chief complaint, present
illness, personal and social history, and review of systems.
⩥ Significant hospitalization. Answer: An important event in a patient's
health history, such as treatment for asthma.
, ⩥ Pleuritic chest pain. Answer: Sharp chest pain that increases with deep
breathing, often due to pleural inflammation.
⩥ Emergency room evaluation. Answer: Assessment of acute symptoms,
such as shortness of breath.
⩥ Anatomic regions for symptoms. Answer: Categories such as
musculoskeletal, reproductive, urinary, cardiac, and hematologic.
⩥ Patient's own words. Answer: Quoting the patient directly in the chief
complaint section.
⩥ Associated manifestations. Answer: Symptoms that accompany the
primary complaint, such as nausea with abdominal pain.
⩥ Educational level. Answer: Part of personal and social history,
indicating the highest grade completed by the patient.
⩥ Lifestyle factors. Answer: Includes habits related to diet, exercise, and
substance use, documented in personal and social history.
⩥ Shortness of Breath. Answer: Can result from anemia, pregnancy, or
sepsis.
