, Chapter-1.-Assessment-and-Clinical-Decision-Making:-An-Overview
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-Multiple- Choice
Identify- the- choice- that- best- completes- the- statementKor-answers- the- question.
1. Which- type- of- clinical- decision-making- is- most- reliable?
A. Intuitive
B. Analytical
C. Experiential
D. Augenblick
2. Which- of- the- following- is- false?- To- obtain- adequate- history,- health-care- providers- must- be:
A. Methodical- and- systematic
B. Attentive- to- the- patient‘s- verbal- and- nonverbal-
languag
e
C. Able- to- accurately- interpret- the- patient‘s- responses
D. Adept- at- readingKinto- the- patient‘s- statements
3. Essential- parts- of- aKhealth- history- include- all- of- the- following- except:
A. Chief- complaint
B. History- of- the- present- illness
C. Current- vital- signs
D. All- of- the- above- are- essential- history-
componen
ts
4. Which- of- the- following- is- false?- While- performing- the- physical- examination,- the- examinerKmust- be- able- to:
A. Differentiate-between- normal- and- abnormal- findings
B. Recall- knowledge- of- a- range- of- conditions- and- their- associated- signs- and-
sympto
ms
C. Recognize- how- certain- conditions- affect- the- response- to- other- conditions
D. Foresee-unpredictable- findings
5. The- following- is- the- least- reliable- source- of- information- for- diagnostic- statistics:
A. Evidence-based-investigations
B. Primary- reports- of- research
C. Estimation- based- on- a- provider‘s- experienc
e
, D. Published-meta-analyses
6. The- following- can- be- used- to- assist- in- sound- clinical- decision-making:
A. Algorithm-published- in- a- peer-
reviewed- journal- article
B. Clinical- practice- guidelines
C. Evidence-based-research
D. All- of- the- above
7. If- a- diagnostic- study- has- high- sensitivity,- this- indicates- a:
A. High- percentage- of- persons- with- the- given- condition- will- have- an- abnormal-
re
sult
B. Low- percentage- of- persons- with- the- given- condition- will- have- an- abnormal-
res
ult
C. Low- likelihood- of- normal- result- in- persons- without- a- given- condition
D. None- of- the- above
8. If- a- diagnostic- study- has- high- specificity,- this- indicates- a:
A. Low- percentage- of- healthy- individuals- will- show- a- normal- result
B. High- percentage- of- healthy- individuals- will- show- a- normal- result
C. High- percentage- of- individuals- with- a- disorderKwill- show- a- normal-
result
D. Low- percentage- of- individuals- with- a- disorder- will- show- an- abnormal-
res
ult
9. A- likelihood- ratio- above- 1- indicates- that- a- diagnostic- test- showing- a:
A. Positive- result- is- strongly- associated- with- the- disease
B. Negative- result- is- strongly- associated- with- absence- of- the-
disea
se
C. Positive- result- is- weakly- associated- with- the- disease
D. Negative- result- is- weakly- associated- with- absence- of- the-
diseas
e
, 10. Which- of- the- following- clinical- reasoning- tools- is- defined- as- evidence-based- resource- based- on- mathematical- modeling
to- express- the- likelihood- of- a- condition- in- select- situations,- settings,- and/or- patients?
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-Multiple- Choice
Identify- the- choice- that- best- completes- the- statementKor-answers- the- question.
1. Which- type- of- clinical- decision-making- is- most- reliable?
A. Intuitive
B. Analytical
C. Experiential
D. Augenblick
2. Which- of- the- following- is- false?- To- obtain- adequate- history,- health-care- providers- must- be:
A. Methodical- and- systematic
B. Attentive- to- the- patient‘s- verbal- and- nonverbal-
languag
e
C. Able- to- accurately- interpret- the- patient‘s- responses
D. Adept- at- readingKinto- the- patient‘s- statements
3. Essential- parts- of- aKhealth- history- include- all- of- the- following- except:
A. Chief- complaint
B. History- of- the- present- illness
C. Current- vital- signs
D. All- of- the- above- are- essential- history-
componen
ts
4. Which- of- the- following- is- false?- While- performing- the- physical- examination,- the- examinerKmust- be- able- to:
A. Differentiate-between- normal- and- abnormal- findings
B. Recall- knowledge- of- a- range- of- conditions- and- their- associated- signs- and-
sympto
ms
C. Recognize- how- certain- conditions- affect- the- response- to- other- conditions
D. Foresee-unpredictable- findings
5. The- following- is- the- least- reliable- source- of- information- for- diagnostic- statistics:
A. Evidence-based-investigations
B. Primary- reports- of- research
C. Estimation- based- on- a- provider‘s- experienc
e
, D. Published-meta-analyses
6. The- following- can- be- used- to- assist- in- sound- clinical- decision-making:
A. Algorithm-published- in- a- peer-
reviewed- journal- article
B. Clinical- practice- guidelines
C. Evidence-based-research
D. All- of- the- above
7. If- a- diagnostic- study- has- high- sensitivity,- this- indicates- a:
A. High- percentage- of- persons- with- the- given- condition- will- have- an- abnormal-
re
sult
B. Low- percentage- of- persons- with- the- given- condition- will- have- an- abnormal-
res
ult
C. Low- likelihood- of- normal- result- in- persons- without- a- given- condition
D. None- of- the- above
8. If- a- diagnostic- study- has- high- specificity,- this- indicates- a:
A. Low- percentage- of- healthy- individuals- will- show- a- normal- result
B. High- percentage- of- healthy- individuals- will- show- a- normal- result
C. High- percentage- of- individuals- with- a- disorderKwill- show- a- normal-
result
D. Low- percentage- of- individuals- with- a- disorder- will- show- an- abnormal-
res
ult
9. A- likelihood- ratio- above- 1- indicates- that- a- diagnostic- test- showing- a:
A. Positive- result- is- strongly- associated- with- the- disease
B. Negative- result- is- strongly- associated- with- absence- of- the-
disea
se
C. Positive- result- is- weakly- associated- with- the- disease
D. Negative- result- is- weakly- associated- with- absence- of- the-
diseas
e
, 10. Which- of- the- following- clinical- reasoning- tools- is- defined- as- evidence-based- resource- based- on- mathematical- modeling
to- express- the- likelihood- of- a- condition- in- select- situations,- settings,- and/or- patients?
