1.For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history
be appropriate?: A new patient with chief complaint of "I am here to
establish care"
2.The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient
has had abdominal pain for 1 week> The pain last 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 category does it belong: Present illness
3.The following information is recorded in the health history: " I feel really
tire" which category does it belong: Chief complaint
4.the following information is recorded in the health history: " Patient
denies chest pain, palpitations, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal
dyspnea: which category does it belong: Review of Systems (ROS)
5.the following information is best place in which category "the patient
has had three cesarean sections.": surgeries
6.A 29-year-old computer programmer comes to your office for evaluation
of a headache. The
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, tightening sensation is located all over the head and is of moderate intensity
It used to last
minutes, but this time it has lasted for 5 days. He denies photophobia and
nausea. He spends
several hours each day at a computer monitor/keyboard. He has
tried over-the-counter
medication; it has dulled the pain but not taken it away. Based on this
descrip- tion, what is your
most likely diagnosis?: Tension
7.Which of the following is a symptom involving the eye?: scotomas
8.A sudden, painless unilateral vision loss may be caused by which of
the following?: retinal detachment
9.Very sensitive methods for detecting hearing loss include which of
the following?: Audiometric testing
10.A college student presents with a sore throat, fever, and fatigue for
several days. You
notice exudates on her enlarged tonsils. You do a careful lymphatic examina
tion and notice
some scattered small, mobile lymph nodes just behind her sternocleidomas-
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