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This document includes the complete test bank for Advanced Assessment: Interpreting Findings and Formulating Differential Diagnoses (5th Edition, 2022) by Mary Jo Goolsby and Laurie Grubbs. Covering all 23 chapters across 3 units, it features thoroughly explained and updated answers. This resource is ideal for advanced practice nursing students and clinicians preparing for exams, clinical assessments, and differential diagnosis training.

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Test bank complete_
Advanced assessment: interpreting findings and formulating
differential diagnoses 5th edition (2022),
By mary jo goolsby & laurie grubbs
all chapters 1-23| 3 units| latest edition with well detailed answers| rated a+

,part i: the art of assessment and clinical decision making------------------------------------------------ 4
chapter 1. Clinical decision making: assessment and differential diagnosis --------------------------------- 4
chapter 1. Answer section with rationale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6

chapter 2. Diagnostic studies ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
chapter 2. Answer section with rationale ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16

chapter 3. Genomic assessment: interpreting findings and formulating differential diagnoses ------ 21
chapter 3. Answer section with rationale ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27

part ii: advanced assessment and differential diagnosis by body regions and systems--------- 33
chapter 4. Skin ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33
chapter 4. Answer section with rationale ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39

chapter 5. Head, face, and neck ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46
chapter 5. Answer section with rationale ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52

chapter 6. The eye ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 58
chapter 6. Answer section with rationale ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64

chapter 7. Ear, nose, mouth, and throat ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 69
chapter 7. Answer section with rationale ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 76

chapter 8. Cardiac and peripheral vascular systems --------------------------------------------------------------- 85
chapter 8. Answer section with rationale ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 97

chapter 9. Respiratory system ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 113
chapter 9. Answer section with rationale -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 119

chapter 10. Breasts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 127
chapter 10. Answer section with rationale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 131

chapter 11. Abdomen ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 135
chapter 11. Answer section with rationale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 146
chapter 12. Genitourinary system ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 161
chapter 12. Answer section with rationale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 166

chapter 13. Male reproductive system ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 173
chapter 13. Answer section with rationale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 179

chapter 14. Female reproductive system --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 187
chapter 14. Answer section with rationale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 197

chapter 15. Musculoskeletal system --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 212
chapter 15. Answer section with rationale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 221
chapter 16. Neurological system -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 233
chapter 16. Answer section with rationale -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 240

chapter 17. Nonspecific complaints ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 250
chapter 17. Answer section with rationale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 260

chapter 18. Psychiatric mental health ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 270
chapter 18. Answer section with rationale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 277

,part iii: assessment and differential diagnosis in special patient populations ------------------- 288
chapter 19. Pediatric patients ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 288
chapter 19. Answer section with rationale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 296

chapter 20. Pregnant patients ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 307
chapter 20. Answer section with rationale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 316

chapter 21. Assessment of the transgender or gender-diverse adult --------------------------------------- 333
chapter 21. Answers section with rationale ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 342
chapter 22. Older patients ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 351
chapter 22. Answer section with rationale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 356

chapter 23. Persons with disabilities --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 366
chapter 23. Answers section with rationale ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 376

,Part i: the art of assessment and clinical decision making
Chapter 1. Clinical decision making: assessment and differential diagnosis
mary jo goolsby: advanced assessment: interpreting findings and formulating differential diagnoses 5 th edition, (2022) tb.




Multiple choice


Identify the choice that best completes the statement or 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 language
C. Able to accurately interpret the patient’s responses
D. Adept at reading into the patient’s statements




3. Essential parts of a health 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 components

,4. Which of the following is false? While performing the physical examination, the
examiner must be able to:
A. Differentiate between normal and abnormal findings
B. Recall knowledge of a range of conditions and their associated signs and symptoms
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 experience
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 result
B. Low percentage of persons with the given condition will have an abnormal result
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 disorder will show a normal result
D. Low percentage of individuals with a disorder will show an abnormal result




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 disease
C. Positive result is weakly associated with the disease
D. Negative result is weakly associated with absence of the disease




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?
A. Clinical practice guideline
B. Clinical decision rule
C. Clinical algorithm
D. Clinical recommendation




Chapter 1. Answer section with rationale
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