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MULTIPLEl CHOICE
1. Forlwhichloflthelfollowinglpatientslwouldlalcomprehensivelhealthlhistorylbelappropriate?
A) Alnewlpatientlwithlthelchieflcomplaintl ofl ―Ilsprainedl mylankle‖
B) Anlestablishedl patientl withlthelchiefl complaintl ofl―Il havelanlupperl respiratorylinfection‖
C) Alnewlpatientl withlthel chiefl complaintl ofl―Ilamlhereltol establishlcare‖
D) Alnewlpatientlwithlthelchieflcomplaintlofl―Ilcutl mylhand‖
Ans:lC
Chapter:l 01
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Feedback:l Thisl patientlisl hereltol establishl care,l andl becausel shel isl newl tol you,l al comprehensivelhealthlhi
storylislappropriate.
2. Thel componentsl ofl thel healthl historyl includel alll oflthel followingl exceptl whichl one?
A) Reviewloflsystems
B) Thoraxlandllungs
C) Presentl illness
D) Personall andl sociall items
Ans:lB
Chapter:l 01
Feedback:l Thel thoraxl andl lungsl arel partl ofl thel physicall examination,l notl partl oflthel healthlhistory.l T
helotherslanswerslarelalllpartloflal completelhealthl history.
3. Isl thel followingl informationl subjectivel orl objective?
Mr.lM.lhaslshortnessloflbreathlthatlhaslpersistedlforlthelpastl10ldays;litlislworselwithlactivitylandlrelie
vedlbylrest.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
Ans:lA
Chapter:l 01
4. Islthelfollowinglinformationlsubjectivelorlobjective?lMr
.l M.l hasl al respiratorylratel ofl 32l andl al pulsel ratel ofl 120.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
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pter:l01 l 01
Feedback:
Feedback:l lThis
Thisl is l al measurementl obtainedl byl thel examiner,l sol itl isl consideredl objectivel data.lThelpat
l isl information l aboutl al significant l hospitalization l andl should l bel placed l inl theladultl il
ient lislunlikelyl tol belableltol givelthislinformation l tol thelexaminer.
lnesses l section.l Ifl thel patientl isl beingl seenl forl anl asthmal exacerbation,l youl mayl consider
5. Thel followingl informationl isl recordedl inl thel healthl history:l ―Thel patientl hasl hadl abdominallpain
l forl 1l week.lThel painl lastsl forl 30l minutesl atl al time;l itl comesl andl goes.lThel severitylisl 7l tol 9lonl al scalel o
fl1ltol10.lItlislaccompaniedlbylnausealandlvomiting.lItlisllocatedlinlthelmid-lepigastriclarea.‖
Whichl oflthesel categoriesl doesl itl belongl to?
A) Chiefl complaint
B) Presentl illness
C) Personallandlsociallhistory
D) Reviewloflsystems
Ans:lB
Chapter:l 01
Feedback:lThislinformationldescribeslthelproblemloflabdominallpain,lwhichlislthelpresentlillness.lT
helinterviewerlhaslobtainedlthellocation,ltiming,lseverity,landl associatedl manifestationsloflthelpain.lTh
elinterviewerlwilllstilllneedltolobtainlinformationlconcerninglthelqualityloflthelpain,lthelsettinglinlw
hichlitloccurred,landlthelfactorslthatlaggravatelandlalleviatelthelpain.lYoulwilllnoticelthatlitldoeslincl
udelportionsloflthelpertinentlreviewloflsystems,lbutlbecauselitlrelatesldirectlyltolthelcomplaint,litlislin
cludedlinlthelhistoryloflpresentlillness.
6. Thel followinglinformationl isl recordedl inl thel healthl history:l ―Thel patientl completedl 8thl grade.lHelc
urrentlylliveslwithlhislwifelandltwolchildren.lHelworkslonloldlcarslonlthelweekend.lHelworkslinlal gla
sslfactorylduringlthelweek.‖
Ans:lC
Chapter:l 01
Feedback:lPersonallandlsociallhistorylinformationlincludesleducationalllevel,lfamilyloflorigin,lcurrentl
householdl status,l personall interests,l employment,l religiousl beliefs,l militaryl history,l andllifestylel(includ
ingldietlandlexerciselhabits;luseloflalcohol,ltobacco,land/orldrugs;landlsexuallpreferenceslandlhistory).l Alll
oflthislinformationlisldocumentedlinlthislexample.
7. Thel followingl informationl isl recordedl inl thel healthl history:l ―Il feell reallyltired.‖lWh
ichlcategoryldoeslitlbelonglto?
A) Chiefl complaint
B) Presentl illness
C) Personallandlsociallhistory
D) Reviewloflsystems
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,Chapter 1 l
MULTIPLEl CHOICE
1. Forlwhichloflthelfollowinglpatientslwouldlalcomprehensivelhealthlhistorylbelappropriate?
A) Alnewlpatientlwithlthelchieflcomplaintl ofl ―Ilsprainedl mylankle‖
B) Anlestablishedl patientl withlthelchiefl complaintl ofl―Il havelanlupperl respiratorylinfection‖
C) Alnewlpatientl withlthel chiefl complaintl ofl―Ilamlhereltol establishlcare‖
D) Alnewlpatientlwithlthelchieflcomplaintlofl―Ilcutl mylhand‖
Ans:lC
Chapter:l 01
Pagelandl Header:l 4,l Patientl Assessment:l Comprehensivel orl Focused
Feedback:l Thisl patientlisl hereltol establishl care,l andl becausel shel isl newl tol you,l al comprehensivelhealthlhi
storylislappropriate.
2. Thel componentsl ofl thel healthl historyl includel alll oflthel followingl exceptl whichl one?
A) Reviewloflsystems
B) Thoraxlandllungs
C) Presentl illness
D) Personall andl sociall items
Ans:lB
Chapter:l 01
Feedback:l Thel thoraxl andl lungsl arel partl ofl thel physicall examination,l notl partl oflthel healthlhistory.l T
helotherslanswerslarelalllpartloflal completelhealthl history.
3. Isl thel followingl informationl subjectivel orl objective?
Mr.lM.lhaslshortnessloflbreathlthatlhaslpersistedlforlthelpastl10ldays;litlislworselwithlactivitylandlrelie
vedlbylrest.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
Ans:lA
Chapter:l 01
4. Islthelfollowinglinformationlsubjectivelorlobjective?lMr
.l M.l hasl al respiratorylratel ofl 32l andl al pulsel ratel ofl 120.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
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Chapter:
pter:l01 l 01
Feedback:
Feedback:l lThis
Thisl is l al measurementl obtainedl byl thel examiner,l sol itl isl consideredl objectivel data.lThelpat
l isl information l aboutl al significant l hospitalization l andl should l bel placed l inl theladultl il
ient lislunlikelyl tol belableltol givelthislinformation l tol thelexaminer.
lnesses l section.l Ifl thel patientl isl beingl seenl forl anl asthmal exacerbation,l youl mayl consider
5. Thel followingl informationl isl recordedl inl thel healthl history:l ―Thel patientl hasl hadl abdominallpain
l forl 1l week.lThel painl lastsl forl 30l minutesl atl al time;l itl comesl andl goes.lThel severitylisl 7l tol 9lonl al scalel o
fl1ltol10.lItlislaccompaniedlbylnausealandlvomiting.lItlisllocatedlinlthelmid-lepigastriclarea.‖
Whichl oflthesel categoriesl doesl itl belongl to?
A) Chiefl complaint
B) Presentl illness
C) Personallandlsociallhistory
D) Reviewloflsystems
Ans:lB
Chapter:l 01
Feedback:lThislinformationldescribeslthelproblemloflabdominallpain,lwhichlislthelpresentlillness.lT
helinterviewerlhaslobtainedlthellocation,ltiming,lseverity,landl associatedl manifestationsloflthelpain.lTh
elinterviewerlwilllstilllneedltolobtainlinformationlconcerninglthelqualityloflthelpain,lthelsettinglinlw
hichlitloccurred,landlthelfactorslthatlaggravatelandlalleviatelthelpain.lYoulwilllnoticelthatlitldoeslincl
udelportionsloflthelpertinentlreviewloflsystems,lbutlbecauselitlrelatesldirectlyltolthelcomplaint,litlislin
cludedlinlthelhistoryloflpresentlillness.
6. Thel followinglinformationl isl recordedl inl thel healthl history:l ―Thel patientl completedl 8thl grade.lHelc
urrentlylliveslwithlhislwifelandltwolchildren.lHelworkslonloldlcarslonlthelweekend.lHelworkslinlal gla
sslfactorylduringlthelweek.‖
Ans:lC
Chapter:l 01
Feedback:lPersonallandlsociallhistorylinformationlincludesleducationalllevel,lfamilyloflorigin,lcurrentl
householdl status,l personall interests,l employment,l religiousl beliefs,l militaryl history,l andllifestylel(includ
ingldietlandlexerciselhabits;luseloflalcohol,ltobacco,land/orldrugs;landlsexuallpreferenceslandlhistory).l Alll
oflthislinformationlisldocumentedlinlthislexample.
7. Thel followingl informationl isl recordedl inl thel healthl history:l ―Il feell reallyltired.‖lWh
ichlcategoryldoeslitlbelonglto?
A) Chiefl complaint
B) Presentl illness
C) Personallandlsociallhistory
D) Reviewloflsystems
