Findings and Formulating Differential Diagnoses
4th Edition Goolsby Chapters 1 - 22 | Complete
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapterz1.zAssessmentzandzClinicalzDecisionzMaking:zAnzOverview
Chapterz2.zGenomiczAssessment:zInterpretingzFindingszandzFormulatingzDifferentialzDiagnoses
Chapterz3.zSkin
Chapterz4.zHead,zFace,zandzNeck
Chapterz5.zThezEye
Chapterz6.zEar,zNose,zMouth,zandzThroat
Chapterz7.zCardiaczandzPeripheralzVascularzSystems
Chapterz8.zRespiratoryzSystem
Chapterz9.zBreasts
Chapterz10.zAbdomen
Chapterz11.zGenitourinaryzSystem
Chapterz12.zMalezReproductivezSystem
Chapterz13.zFemalezReproductivezSystem
Chapterz14.zMusculoskeletalzSystem
Chapterz15.zNeurologicalzSystem
Chapterz16.zNonspecificzComplaints
Chapterz17.zPsychiatriczMentalzHealth
Chapterz18.zPediatriczPatients
Chapterz19.zPregnantzPatients
Chapterz20.zAssessmentzofzthezTransgenderzorzGenderzDiversezAdult
Chapterz21.zOlderzPatients
Chapterz22.zPersonszWithzDisabilities
, Chapter 1. Assessment and Clinical Decision Making: An Overview
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Multiplez Choice
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D. Augenblick
z 2. Whichzofzthezfollowingziszfalse?zTozobtainzadequatezhistory,zhealth-carezproviderszmustzbe:
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C. Ableztozaccuratelyzinterpretzthezpatient’szresponses
D. Adeptzatzreadingzintozthezpatient’szstatements
z 3. Essentialzpartszofzazhealthzhistoryzincludezallzofzthezfollowingzexcept:
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B. Historyzofzthezpresentzillness
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C. Recognizezhowzcertainzconditionszaffectzthezresponseztozotherzconditions
D. Foreseezunpredictablezfindings
z 5. Thezfollowingziszthezleastzreliablezsourcezofzinformationzforzdiagnosticzstatistics:
A. Evidence-basedzinvestigations
B. Primaryzreportszofzresearch
C. Estimationzbasedzonzazprovider’szexperience
D. Publishedzmeta-analyses
z 6. Thezfollowingzcanzbezusedztozassistzinzsoundzclinicalzdecision-making:
A. Algorithmzpublishedzinzazpeer-reviewedzjournalzarticle
B. Clinicalzpracticezguidelines
C. Evidence-basedzresearch
D. Allzofzthezabove
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B. Lowzpercentagezofzpersonszwithzthezgivenzconditionzwillzhavezanzabnormalzresult
C. Lowzlikelihoodzofznormalzresultzinzpersonszwithoutzazgivenzcondition
D. Nonezofzthezabove
z 8. Ifzazdiagnosticzstudyzhaszhighzspecificity,z thiszindicatesza:
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B. Highzpercentagezofzhealthyzindividualszwillzshowzaznormalzresult
C. Highzpercentagezofzindividualszwithzazdisorderzwillzshowzaznormalzresult
D. Lowzpercentagezofzindividualszwithzazdisorderzwillzshowzanzabnormalzresult
z 9. Azlikelihoodzratiozabovez1zindicateszthatzazdiagnosticztestzshowingza:
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B. Negativezresultziszstronglyzassociatedzwithzabsencezofzthezdisease
C. Positivezresultziszweaklyzassociatedzwithzthezdisease
D. Negativezresultziszweaklyzassociatedzwithzabsencezofzthezdisease
, z 10. Whichzofzthezfollowingzclinicalzreasoningztoolsziszdefinedzaszevidence-basedzresourcezbasedzonzmathematicalzmodeling
tozexpresszthezlikelihoodzofzazconditionzinzselectzsituations,zsettings,zand/orzpatients?