CURRENT MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND
TREATMENT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
FULL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Patient History. Answer: Collection of symptoms and medical
background.
◉ Physical Examination. Answer: Review of systems and
observation for signs.
◉ Inspection. Answer: Visual examination to identify normal vs
abnormal.
◉ Direct Inspection. Answer: Looking directly at the patient.
◉ Indirect Inspection. Answer: Using tools for enhanced
visualization.
◉ Palpation. Answer: Assessment using touch to evaluate
characteristics.
◉ Light Palpation. Answer: Minimal depression, assesses pulses and
tenderness.
, ◉ Moderate Palpation. Answer: 1-2 cm depression to assess size and
consistency.
◉ Deep Palpation. Answer: 2.5-5 cm depression for deep organ
assessment.
◉ Bimanual Palpation. Answer: Using two hands to assess
structures' characteristics.
◉ Percussion. Answer: Tapping body to evaluate tissue sounds.
◉ Direct Percussion. Answer: Tapping directly with fingertips for
tenderness.
◉ Indirect Percussion. Answer: Using fingers to elicit sounds
without damping.
◉ Auscultation. Answer: Listening to internal body sounds using a
stethoscope.
◉ Vital Signs. Answer: Measurements reflecting essential life
functions.
TREATMENT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
FULL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Patient History. Answer: Collection of symptoms and medical
background.
◉ Physical Examination. Answer: Review of systems and
observation for signs.
◉ Inspection. Answer: Visual examination to identify normal vs
abnormal.
◉ Direct Inspection. Answer: Looking directly at the patient.
◉ Indirect Inspection. Answer: Using tools for enhanced
visualization.
◉ Palpation. Answer: Assessment using touch to evaluate
characteristics.
◉ Light Palpation. Answer: Minimal depression, assesses pulses and
tenderness.
, ◉ Moderate Palpation. Answer: 1-2 cm depression to assess size and
consistency.
◉ Deep Palpation. Answer: 2.5-5 cm depression for deep organ
assessment.
◉ Bimanual Palpation. Answer: Using two hands to assess
structures' characteristics.
◉ Percussion. Answer: Tapping body to evaluate tissue sounds.
◉ Direct Percussion. Answer: Tapping directly with fingertips for
tenderness.
◉ Indirect Percussion. Answer: Using fingers to elicit sounds
without damping.
◉ Auscultation. Answer: Listening to internal body sounds using a
stethoscope.
◉ Vital Signs. Answer: Measurements reflecting essential life
functions.