Midterm 3069 Practice Examination
with Complete Solutions Graded A+
2026 Updated.
For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
A) A new patient with the chief complaint of "I sprained my ankle"
B) An established patient with the chief complaint of "I have an upper respiratory infection"
C) A new patient with the chief complaint of "I am here to establish care"
D) A new patient with the chief complaint of "I cut my hand" - Answer C
The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
A) Review of systems
B) Thorax and lungs
C) Present illness
D) Personal and social items - Answer B
Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse with activity
and relieved
by rest.
A) Subjective
B) Objective - Answer A
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 - Answer B
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 - Answer B
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 - Answer C
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 - Answer A
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 - Answer D
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient has had three cesarean sections."
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
,D) Psychiatric - Answer B
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in 1999."
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology - Answer A
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient was treated for an asthma exacerbation in the hospital last year; the patient has
never been
intubated."
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
D) Psychiatric - Answer A
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 - Answer A
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 - Answer C
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 - Answer C
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 - Answer B
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 - Answer C
A 15-year-old high school sophomore comes to the clinic for evaluation of a 3-week history of
sneezing; itchy, watery eyes; clear nasal discharge; ear pain; and nonproductive cough. Which is
the most
likely pathologic process?
A) Infection
B) Inflammation
with Complete Solutions Graded A+
2026 Updated.
For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
A) A new patient with the chief complaint of "I sprained my ankle"
B) An established patient with the chief complaint of "I have an upper respiratory infection"
C) A new patient with the chief complaint of "I am here to establish care"
D) A new patient with the chief complaint of "I cut my hand" - Answer C
The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
A) Review of systems
B) Thorax and lungs
C) Present illness
D) Personal and social items - Answer B
Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse with activity
and relieved
by rest.
A) Subjective
B) Objective - Answer A
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 - Answer B
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 - Answer B
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 - Answer C
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 - Answer A
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 - Answer D
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient has had three cesarean sections."
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
,D) Psychiatric - Answer B
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in 1999."
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology - Answer A
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient was treated for an asthma exacerbation in the hospital last year; the patient has
never been
intubated."
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
D) Psychiatric - Answer A
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 - Answer A
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 - Answer C
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 - Answer C
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 - Answer B
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 - Answer C
A 15-year-old high school sophomore comes to the clinic for evaluation of a 3-week history of
sneezing; itchy, watery eyes; clear nasal discharge; ear pain; and nonproductive cough. Which is
the most
likely pathologic process?
A) Infection
B) Inflammation
