Module 1 (Bates Chapters 1-8) Questions and Answers

Module 1 (Bates Chapters 1-8) subjective assessment data - Answer- what you can't see, what the patient tells you objective assessment data - Answer- what you can see, what you observe and assess History of Present Illness (HPI) - Answer- the story and context of the chief complaint Cardinal Techniques of Examination - Answer- Inspection Palpation Percussion Auscultation Examine the patient from the ____ side - Answer- Right To make a diagnosis, ________ abnormal findings, then _________ these findings - Answer- identify, prioritize Include the "_____________" in your differential diagnosis, make sure you've ruled it out based on other findings in assessment. - Answer- worst-case scenario It is critical to obtain patient ________ &________ in decision-making whenever possible. - Answer- agreement & participation Validity - Answer- the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to Sensitivity - Answer- proportion of people who test positive in a group of known positives (true positives vs false positives) rule-ins Specificity - Answer- proportion of people who test negative in a group of people known to not have the disease or condition (true negatives vs false negatives) Predictive value - Answer- how well a sign, symptom or test result predicts the absence o disease Positive predictive value - Answer- probability of disease in a patient with a positive result Negative predictive value - Answer- probability of not having a condition or disease when the test is negative OLDCARTS - Answer- onset, location, duration, character, Aggravating/alleviating factors, radiation, timing, severity Capacity vs competence - Answer- HCP decides capacity, court of law determines competence Fundamentals of skilled interviewing - Answer- active listening, empathetic responses, nonverbal communication, reassurance, partnering, summarization, transition, validation, empowerment