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Describe the differences between a comprehensive health
history and a focused health history.
Give examples when you would obtain both. - correct
answers✅✅Comprehensive- full history and physical
exam (for new patients)
Focused - pertinent family history, personal/social history,
ROS, assessment and plan (patients with urgent matters,
established patients)
What's the difference between objective and subjective
data? - correct answers✅✅Objective: observed,
physical exam
Subjective: what the patient reports, patient perceptions,
ROS
What part of history is:
Patient initials, age, gender, source of the history,
reliability - correct answers✅✅identifying data and
source
What part of history is:
Primary problem or condition of the patient prompting the
visit - correct answers✅✅Chief complaint
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What part of history is:
Concise, clear, chronological description of the problems
prompting the visit; story of the patients problems -
correct answers✅✅History of Presenting Illness
What part of history is:
All medical problems, active or remote; childhood/adult
illnesses; medical, surgical, psychiatric,
obstetric/gynecologic history; immunizations; health
maintenance; allergies/medications - correct
answers✅✅Past medical history
What part of history is:
record of health information about patients relatives,
cause of death, age - correct answers✅✅Family
history
What part of history is:
Sexual orientation, gender identification, place of birth,
occupation, education, relationships, safety, home
environment, life experiences, spirituality, social support,
substance use - correct answers✅✅Personal and
social history
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What is:
Scanning, asking questions regarding dysfunctions in
different organs - correct answers✅✅review of
systems
What is the best technique for gathering information? -
correct answers✅✅Summarizing, using open-ended
questions
What do you do to prepare for the interview? - correct
answers✅✅Check appearance and setting, self-
reflection, review clinical record, set agenda
What is the correct sequence of the interview process?
Perform physical exam
gather information
close the encounter
greet and establish rapport
explaining and planning
identify the patient - correct answers✅✅Greet and
establish rapport
Identify the patient
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Gather information
Perform physical exam
Explaining and planning
Close the encounter
OLDCARTS
OPQRST - correct answers✅✅onset, location, duration,
character, aggravating factors, radiation, timing severity
onset, precipitating/palliating factors, quality, radiation,
severity, timing
Normal BMI
Overweight BMI
Obese BMI 1, 2, 3 - correct answers✅✅18.5-24.9
25-29.9
30-34.9
35-39.9
>40
What components are in a general survey? - correct
answers✅✅General appearance, height and weight