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Advanced Health Assessment and Differential Diagnosis: Essentials for Clinical Practice by Karen M. Myrick and Laima M. Karosas is tailored for advanced practice nurses and physician assistants. The text bridges physical assessment skills with clinical reasoning to ensure accurate patient evaluation.Organized by body system, each chapter reviews anatomy and physiology alongside normal and abnormal findings. Dedicated sections cover holistic considerations and special populations, including pediatric, pregnant, geriatric, veteran, and transgender patients. Complete with detailed differential diagnosis tables and clinical case studies, this resource prepares clinicians to synthesize subjective and objective data for confident primary care decision-making

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Test Bank for Advanced Health Assessment and Differential
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J Diagnosis Essentials For Clinical Practice
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1st Edition Myrick, Chapters 1 - 12
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,Advanced Health Assessment and Differential Diagnosis Essentials for Clinical Practice 1st
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Edition Myrick Test Bank
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Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1. Health History, The Patient Interview, And Motivational Interviewing
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Chapter 2. Advanced Health Assessment of the Head, Neck, and Lymphatic System
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Chapter 3. Advanced Health Assessment of the Nose, Mouth, and Throat
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Chapter 4. Advanced Health Assessment of the Eyes and Ears
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Chapter 5. Advanced Health Assessment of Skin, Hair, and Nails
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Chapter 6. Advanced Health Assessment of the Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 7 Advanced Health Assessment of the Respiratory System
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Chapter 8 Advanced Health Assessment of the Abdomen, Rectum, and Anus
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Chapter 9 Advanced Health Assessment of the Male Genitourinary System
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Chapter 10 Advanced Assessment of the Female Reproductive System
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Chapter 11 Advanced Health Assessment of the Neurological System
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Chapter 12 Advanced Health Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System
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,Advanced Health Assessment and Differential Diagnosis Essentials for Clinical Practice
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1stEdition Myrick Test Bank
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Chapter 1: Health History, The Patient Interview, And Motivational Interviewing
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MULTIPLE CHOICE J


1. The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which of these statements best
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describesthe purpose of a health history?
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a To provide an opportunity for interaction between the patient and the nurse
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b To provide a form for obtaining the patients biographic information
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c To document the normal and abnormal findings of a physical assessment
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d To provide a database of subjective information about the patients past and
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. current health
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ANSWER: D J


The purpose of the health history is to collect subjective datawhat the person says about him or
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herself. The other options are not correct.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: dm. 49
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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2. When the nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patients responses, which of these
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statementswould be correct? The patient:
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a Has a history of drug abuse and therefore is not reliable.
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b Provided consistent information and therefore is reliable. J J J J J J


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c Smiled throughout interview and therefore is assumed reliable.
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d Would not answer questions concerning stress and therefore is not reliable.
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ANSWER: B J


A reliable person always gives the same answers, even when questions are rephrased or are
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repeated later in the interview. The other statements are not correct.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: dm. 49
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, MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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3. A 59-year-old patient tells the nurse that he has ulcerative colitis. He has been having
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blackstools for the last 24 hours. How would the nurse best document his reason for seeking
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care?
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a J.M. is a 59-year-old man seeking treatment for ulcerative colitis.
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b J.M. came into the clinic complaining of having black stools for the past 24
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. hours.
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c J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has ulcerative colitis and wants it
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. checked.
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d J.M. is a 59-year-old man who states that he has been having black stools for
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. the past 24 hours.
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ANSWER: D J


The reason for seeking care is a brief spontaneous statement in the persons own words that
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describes the reason for the visit. It states one (possibly two) signs or symptoms and their
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duration. It is enclosed in quotation marks to indicate the persons exact words.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: dm. 50
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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4. A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain for the past week. What would be the
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nurses best response?
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a Can you point to where it hurts?
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b Well talk more about that later in the interview.
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c What have you had to eat in the last 24 hours?
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d Have you ever had any surgeries on your abdomen?
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A final summary of any symptom the person has should include, along with seven other critical
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characteristics, Location: specific. The person is asked to point to the location.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: dm. 50
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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5. A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has excruciating pain in her back. Which
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wouldbe the nurses appropriate response to the womans statement?
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Karen M. Myrick, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, ANP-BC, Laima Karosas, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, ANP-BC Advanced Health Assessment and Differential Diagnosis
Publisher: 2019 ISBN: 9780826162557 Edition: Unknown

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