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MultiplednChoice
Identifydnthednchoicednthatdnbestdncompletesdnthednstatementdnordnanswersdnthednquestion.
1. Whichdntypednofdnclinicaldndecision-makingdnisdnmostdnreliable?
A. Intuitive
B. Analytical
C. Experiential
D. Augenblick
2. Whichdnofdnthednfollowingdnisdnfalse?dnTodnobtaindnadequatednhistory,dnhealth-carednprovidersdnmustdnbe:
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B. Attentivedntodnthednpatient’sdnverbaldnanddnnonverbaldnlanguage
C. Abledntodnaccuratelydninterpretdnthednpatient’sdnresponses
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3. Essentialdnpartsdnofdnadnhealthdnhistorydnincludednalldnofdnthednfollowingdnexcept:
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B. Historydnofdnthednpresentdnillness
C. Currentdnvitaldnsigns
D. Alldnofdnthednabovednarednessentialdnhistorydncomponents
4. Whichdnofdnthednfollowingdnisdnfalse?dnWhilednperformingdnthednphysicaldnexamination,dnthednexaminerdnmu
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B. Recalldnknowledgednofdnadnrangednofdnconditionsdnanddntheirdnassociateddnsignsdnanddnsymptoms
C. Recognizednhowdncertaindnconditionsdnaffectdnthednresponsedntodnotherdnconditions
D. Foreseednunpredictablednfindings
5. Thednfollowingdnisdnthednleastdnreliablednsourcednofdninformationdnfordndiagnosticdnstatistics:
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B. Primarydnreportsdnofdnresearch
C. Estimationdnbaseddnondnadnprovider’sdnexperience
D. Publisheddnmeta-analyses
6. Thednfollowingdncandnbednuseddntodnassistdnindnsounddnclinicaldndecision-making:
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B. Clinicaldnpracticednguidelines
C. Evidence-baseddnresearch
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7. Ifdnadndiagnosticdnstudydnhasdnhighdnsensitivity,dnthisdnindicatesdna:
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B. Lowdnpercentagednofdnpersonsdnwithdnthedngivendnconditiondnwilldnhavednandnabnormaldnresult
C. Lowdnlikelihooddnofdnnormaldnresultdnindnpersonsdnwithoutdnadngivendncondition
D. Nonednofdnthednabove
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C. Highdnpercentagednofdnindividualsdnwithdnadndisorderdnwilldnshowdnadnnormaldnresult
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1. Whichdntypednofdnclinicaldndecision-makingdnisdnmostdnreliable?
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C. Abledntodnaccuratelydninterpretdnthednpatient’sdnresponses
D. Adeptdnatdnreadingdnintodnthednpatient’sdnstatements
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B. Historydnofdnthednpresentdnillness
C. Currentdnvitaldnsigns
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4. Whichdnofdnthednfollowingdnisdnfalse?dnWhilednperformingdnthednphysicaldnexamination,dnthednexaminerdnmu
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B. Recalldnknowledgednofdnadnrangednofdnconditionsdnanddntheirdnassociateddnsignsdnanddnsymptoms
C. Recognizednhowdncertaindnconditionsdnaffectdnthednresponsedntodnotherdnconditions
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B. Primarydnreportsdnofdnresearch
C. Estimationdnbaseddnondnadnprovider’sdnexperience
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B. Lowdnpercentagednofdnpersonsdnwithdnthedngivendnconditiondnwilldnhavednandnabnormaldnresult
C. Lowdnlikelihooddnofdnnormaldnresultdnindnpersonsdnwithoutdnadngivendncondition
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B. Highdnpercentagednofdnhealthydnindividualsdnwilldnshowdnadnnormaldnresult
C. Highdnpercentagednofdnindividualsdnwithdnadndisorderdnwilldnshowdnadnnormaldnresult
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