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Download the official test bank for Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 12th Edition by Lynn S. Bickley. Includes 20 chapters of multiple-choice questions with answers.Bates test bank, physical exam test bank, nursing test bank, medical student study guide, NP exam prep, health assessment test bank, Bickley Bates 12th edition, nursing instructor resource, physical assessment questions, clinical skills exam, board review study aid

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TESTBANK b




Bates' Guide to Physical Examination a
b b b b b




nd History Taking Twelfth Edition by Ly
b b b b b b




nn S. Bickley
b b




TESTBANK b

,Bates’bGuidebtobPhysicalbExaminationbandbHistorybTaking,b12thbEditionb


Chapterb1: FoundationsbforbClinicalbProficiency



MultiplebChoice




1. b Forbwhichbofbthebfollowingbpatientsbwouldbabcomprehensivebhealthbhistorybbebappropriate?
A) Abnewbpatientbwithbthebchiefbcomplaintbofb“Ibsprainedbmybankle”
B) Anbestablishedbpatientbwithbthebchiefbcomplaintbofb“Ibhavebanbupperbrespiratorybinfection”
C) Abnewbpatientbwithbthebchiefbcomplaintbofb“Ibambherebtobestablishbcare”
D) Abnewbpatientbwithbthebchiefbcomplaintbofb“Ibcutbmybhand”

Ans:
CbCha
pter: 01
PagebandbHeader: 4,bPatientbAssessment:bComprehensiveborbFocused
Feedback:
Thisbpatientbisbherebtobestablishbcare,bandbbecausebshebisbnewbtobyou,babc
omprehensivebhealthbhistorybisbappropriate.




2. Thebcomponentsbofbthebhealthbhistorybincludeballbofbthebfollowingbexceptbwhichbone?
A) Reviewbofbsystems
B) Thoraxbandblungs
C) Presentbillness
D) Personalbandbsocialbitems

Ans:
BbCha
pter: 01

Feedback:
Thebthoraxbandblungsbarebpartbofbthebphysicalbexamination,bnotbpartbofbthebhealthbhi
story. Thebothersbanswersbareballbpartbofbabcompletebhealthbhistory.




3. Isbthebfollowingbinformationbsubjectiveborbobjective?
Mr.bM.bhasbshortnessbofbbreathbthatbhasbpersistedbforbthebpastb10bdays;bitbisbworsebwithbactivitybandb
relievedbbybrest.

,A) Subjective
B) Objective

Ans:
AbCha
pter: 01

Feedback:
Thisbisbinformationbgivenbbybthebpatientbaboutbthebcircumstancesbofbhisbchiefbc
omplaint. Itbdoesbnotbrepresentbanbobjectivebobservationbbybthebexaminer.




4. Isbthebfollowingbinformationbsubjectiveborbobjective?b
Mr.bM.bhasbabrespiratorybratebofb32bandbabpulsebratebofb120.
A) Subjective
B) Objective

Ans:
BbCha
pter: 01

Feedback:
Thisbisbabmeasurementbobtainedbbybthebexaminer,bsobitbisbconsideredbobjectivebdata.b
Thebpatientbisbunlikelybtobbebablebtobgivebthisbinformationbtobthebexaminer.




5. Thebfollowingbinformationbisbrecordedbinbthebhealthbhistory:b“Thebpatientbhasbhadbabdominalbp
ainbforb1bweek.bThebpainblastsbforb30bminutesbatbabtime;bitbcomesbandbgoes.bThebseveritybisb7btob9bonb
abscalebofb1btob10.bItbisbaccompaniedbbybnauseabandbvomiting.bItbisblocatedbinbthe
mid-epigastricbarea.”
Whichbofbthesebcategoriesbdoesbitbbelongbto?
A) Chiefbcomplaint
B) Presentbillness
C) Personalbandbsocialbhistory
D) Reviewbofbsystems

Ans:
BbCha
pter: 01

Feedback:
Thisbinformationbdescribesbthebproblembofbabdominalbpain,bwhichbisbthebpresentbillne
ss.bThebinterviewerbhasbobtainedbtheblocation,btiming,bseverity,bandbassociatedbmanifestationsbofbth
ebpain.bThebinterviewerbwillbstillbneedbtobobtainbinformationbconcerningbthebqualitybofbthebpain,bthe
bsettingbinbwhichbitboccurred,bandbthebfactorsbthatbaggravatebandballeviatebthebpain.

Youbwillbnoticebthatbitbdoesbincludebportionsbofbthebpertinentbreviewbofbsystems,bbutbb
ecausebitbrelatesbdirectlybtobthebcomplaint,bitbisbincludedbinbthebhistorybofbpresentbillness.

, 6. Thebfollowingbinformationbisbrecordedbinbthebhealthbhistory:b“Thebpatientbcompletedb8thbgra
de.bHebcurrentlyblivesbwithbhisbwifebandbtwobchildren.bHebworksbonboldbcarsbonbthebweekend.bHeb
worksbinbabglassbfactorybduringbthebweek.”
Whichbcategorybdoesbitbbelongbto?
A) Chiefbcomplaint
B) Presentbillness
C) Personalbandbsocialbhistory
D) Reviewbofbsystems

Ans:
CbCha
pter: 01

Feedback:
Personalbandbsocialbhistorybinformationbincludesbeducationalblevel,bfamilybofborigin,bc
urrentbhouseholdbstatus,bpersonalbinterests,bemployment,breligiousbbeliefs,
militarybhistory,bandblifestyleb(includingbdietbandbexercisebhabits;busebofbalcohol,btobac
co,band/orbdrugs;bandbsexualbpreferencesbandbhistory).bAllbofbthisbinformationbisbdocumentedbinbthis
bexample.




7. ThebfollowingbinformationbisbrecoNrU
deRdSinItNhG
ebT
hbeBabl.tbhChOibsMtbobrbyb:b “Ibfeelbreallybtired.”b
Whichbcategorybdoesbitbbelongbto?
A) Chiefbcomplaint
B) Presentbillness
C) Personalbandbsocialbhistory
D) Reviewbofbsystems

Ans:
AbCha
pter: 01

Feedback:
Thebchiefbcomplaintbisbanbattemptbtobquotebthebpatient'sbownbwords,basblongbasbtheyba
rebsuitablebtobprint.bItbisbbrief,blikebabheadline,bandbfurtherbdetailsbshouldbbebsoughtbinbthebpresentbill
nessbsection.bThebabovebinformationbisbabchiefbcomplaint.




8. Thebfollowingbinformationbisbrecordedbinbthebhealthbhistory:b“Patientbdeniesbchestbpain,b
palpitations,borthopnea,bandbparoxysmalbnocturnalbdyspnea.”
Whichbcategorybdoesbitbbelongbto?
A) Chiefbcomplaint
B) Presentbillness
C) Personalbandbsocialbhistory

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