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Jenny is one of your favorite patients who usually shares a joke with you and is
nattily dressed. Today she is dressed in old jeans, lacks makeup, and avoids eye
contact. To what do you attribute these changes? - CORRECT ANSWERS She is
depressed.
You are seeing an older patient who has not had medical care for many years.
Her vital signs taken by your office staff are: T 37.2, HR 78, BP 118/92, and RR
14, and she denies pain. You notice that she has some hypertensive changes in
her retinas and you find mild proteinuria on a urine test in your office. You
expected the BP to be higher. She is not on any medications. What do you think
is causing this BP reading, which doesn't correlate with the other findings? -
CORRECT ANSWERS It is caused by an "auscultatory gap."
Despite having high BP readings in the office, Mr. Kelly tells you that his
readings at home are much lower. He checks them twice a day at the same
time of day and has kept a log. How do you respond? - CORRECT ANSWERS You
question the accuracy of his measurements.
You are observing a patient with heart failure and notice that there are pauses
in his breathing. On closer examination, you notice that after the pauses the
patient takes progressively deeper breaths and then progressively shallower
breaths, which are followed by another apneic spell. The patient is not in any
distress. You make the diagnosis of: - CORRECT ANSWERS Cheyne-Stokes
breathing
Mr. Garcia comes to your office for a rash on his chest associated with a
burning pain. Even a light touch causes this burning sensation to worsen. On
examination, you note a rash with small blisters (vesicles) on a background of
reddened skin. The rash overlies an entire rib on his right side. What type of
pain is this? - CORRECT ANSWERS Neuropathic pain
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A 50-year-old body builder is upset by a letter of denial from his life insurance
company. He is very lean but has gained 2 pounds over the past 6 months. You
personally performed his health assessment and found no problems
whatsoever. He says he is classified as "high risk" because of obesity. What
should you do next? - CORRECT ANSWERS Measure his waist
Ms. Wright comes to your office, complaining of palpitations. While checking
her pulse you notice an irregular rhythm. When you listen to her heart, every
fourth beat sounds different. It sounds like a triplet rather than the usual "lub
dup." How would you document your examination? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Regularly irregular rhythm
For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be
appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWERS A new patient with a chief complaint of "I
am here to establish care".
The components of the health history include all of the following except which
one? - CORRECT ANSWERS Thorax and lungs
Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is
worse with activity and relieved by rest. - CORRECT ANSWERS Subjective
Is the following information subjective or objective? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Objective
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The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient has
had abdominal pain for 1 week. The pain lasts 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 this belong to? - CORRECT ANSWERS Present illness
The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient
completed 8th grade. He currently lives with his wife and two children. He
works on old cars on the weekend. He works in a glass factory during the
week."
Which category does it belong to? - CORRECT ANSWERS Personal and social
history
The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel really tired."
Which category does it belong to? - CORRECT ANSWERS Chief complaint
The following information is recorded in the health history: "Patient denies
chest pain, palpitations, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea."
Which category does it belong to? - CORRECT ANSWERS Review of systems
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient has had three cesarean sections." - CORRECT ANSWERS Surgeries
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in
1999." - CORRECT ANSWERS Adult illnesses
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The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient was treated for an asthma exacerbation in the hospital last year;
the patient has never been intubated." - CORRECT ANSWERS Adult illnesses
A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest pain which increases
with breathing. Which anatomic area would you localize the symptom to? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Musculoskeletal
A patient comes to the emergency room for evaluation of shortness of breath.
To which anatomic region would you assign the symptom? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Cardiac
A patient presents for evaluation of a cough. Which of the following anatomic
regions can be responsible for a cough? - CORRECT ANSWERS Cardiac
A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation of joint pain. The
pain is new, located in the wrists and fingers bilaterally, with some subjective
fever. The patient denies a rash; she also denies recent travel or camping
activities. She has a family history significant for rheumatoid arthritis. Based on
this information, which of the following pathologic processes would be the
most correct? - CORRECT ANSWERS Inflammatory
A 47-year-old contractor presents for evaluation of neck pain, which has been
intermittent for several years. He normally takes over-the-counter medications
to ease the pain, but this time they haven't worked as well and he still has
discomfort. He recently wallpapered the entire second floor in his house, which
caused him great discomfort. The pain resolved with rest. He denies fever,
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Jenny is one of your favorite patients who usually shares a joke with you and is
nattily dressed. Today she is dressed in old jeans, lacks makeup, and avoids eye
contact. To what do you attribute these changes? - CORRECT ANSWERS She is
depressed.
You are seeing an older patient who has not had medical care for many years.
Her vital signs taken by your office staff are: T 37.2, HR 78, BP 118/92, and RR
14, and she denies pain. You notice that she has some hypertensive changes in
her retinas and you find mild proteinuria on a urine test in your office. You
expected the BP to be higher. She is not on any medications. What do you think
is causing this BP reading, which doesn't correlate with the other findings? -
CORRECT ANSWERS It is caused by an "auscultatory gap."
Despite having high BP readings in the office, Mr. Kelly tells you that his
readings at home are much lower. He checks them twice a day at the same
time of day and has kept a log. How do you respond? - CORRECT ANSWERS You
question the accuracy of his measurements.
You are observing a patient with heart failure and notice that there are pauses
in his breathing. On closer examination, you notice that after the pauses the
patient takes progressively deeper breaths and then progressively shallower
breaths, which are followed by another apneic spell. The patient is not in any
distress. You make the diagnosis of: - CORRECT ANSWERS Cheyne-Stokes
breathing
Mr. Garcia comes to your office for a rash on his chest associated with a
burning pain. Even a light touch causes this burning sensation to worsen. On
examination, you note a rash with small blisters (vesicles) on a background of
reddened skin. The rash overlies an entire rib on his right side. What type of
pain is this? - CORRECT ANSWERS Neuropathic pain
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A 50-year-old body builder is upset by a letter of denial from his life insurance
company. He is very lean but has gained 2 pounds over the past 6 months. You
personally performed his health assessment and found no problems
whatsoever. He says he is classified as "high risk" because of obesity. What
should you do next? - CORRECT ANSWERS Measure his waist
Ms. Wright comes to your office, complaining of palpitations. While checking
her pulse you notice an irregular rhythm. When you listen to her heart, every
fourth beat sounds different. It sounds like a triplet rather than the usual "lub
dup." How would you document your examination? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Regularly irregular rhythm
For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be
appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWERS A new patient with a chief complaint of "I
am here to establish care".
The components of the health history include all of the following except which
one? - CORRECT ANSWERS Thorax and lungs
Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is
worse with activity and relieved by rest. - CORRECT ANSWERS Subjective
Is the following information subjective or objective? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Objective
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The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient has
had abdominal pain for 1 week. The pain lasts 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 this belong to? - CORRECT ANSWERS Present illness
The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient
completed 8th grade. He currently lives with his wife and two children. He
works on old cars on the weekend. He works in a glass factory during the
week."
Which category does it belong to? - CORRECT ANSWERS Personal and social
history
The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel really tired."
Which category does it belong to? - CORRECT ANSWERS Chief complaint
The following information is recorded in the health history: "Patient denies
chest pain, palpitations, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea."
Which category does it belong to? - CORRECT ANSWERS Review of systems
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient has had three cesarean sections." - CORRECT ANSWERS Surgeries
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in
1999." - CORRECT ANSWERS Adult illnesses
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The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient was treated for an asthma exacerbation in the hospital last year;
the patient has never been intubated." - CORRECT ANSWERS Adult illnesses
A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest pain which increases
with breathing. Which anatomic area would you localize the symptom to? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Musculoskeletal
A patient comes to the emergency room for evaluation of shortness of breath.
To which anatomic region would you assign the symptom? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Cardiac
A patient presents for evaluation of a cough. Which of the following anatomic
regions can be responsible for a cough? - CORRECT ANSWERS Cardiac
A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation of joint pain. The
pain is new, located in the wrists and fingers bilaterally, with some subjective
fever. The patient denies a rash; she also denies recent travel or camping
activities. She has a family history significant for rheumatoid arthritis. Based on
this information, which of the following pathologic processes would be the
most correct? - CORRECT ANSWERS Inflammatory
A 47-year-old contractor presents for evaluation of neck pain, which has been
intermittent for several years. He normally takes over-the-counter medications
to ease the pain, but this time they haven't worked as well and he still has
discomfort. He recently wallpapered the entire second floor in his house, which
caused him great discomfort. The pain resolved with rest. He denies fever,
