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1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be
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appropriate?
A) Anew patient with the chief complaint of ―I sprained my ankle‖
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B) An established patient with the chief complaint of ―I have an upper
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infection‖
C) Anew patient with the chief complaint of ―I am here to establish care‖
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D) Anew patient with the chief complaint of ―I cut my hand‖
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Ans: C
Feedback:
This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a
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comprehensive
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health history is appropriate. j j j




2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which
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j one?
A) Review of systems j j




B) Thorax and lungs j j




C) Present illness j




D) Personal and social items j j j




Ans: B
Feedback:
The thorax and lungs are part of the physical examination, not part of the health
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history. The others answers are all part of a complete health history.
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3. Is the following information subjective or objective?
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Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse
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withactivity and relieved by rest.
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A) Subjective
B) Objective
Ans: A
Feedback:
This is information given by the patient about the circumstances of his chief
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complaint. It does not represent an objective observation by the examiner.
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4. Is the following information subjective or objective?
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Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a pulse rate of 120.
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A) Subjective
B) Objective
Ans: B
Feedback:




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This is a measurement obtained by the examiner, so it is considered objective
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data.
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The patient is unlikely to be able to give this information to the examiner.
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5. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient
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j has hadabdominal pain for 1 week. The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time;
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j it comes and goes. The severity is 7 to 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. It is
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j accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is located in the mid-epigastric j j j j j j j j j j




j area.‖
Which of these categories does it belong to? j j j j j j j




A) Chief complaint j




B) Present illness j




C) Personal and social history j j j




D) Review of systems j j




Ans: B
Feedback:
This information describes the problem of abdominal pain, which is the
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j present illness. The interviewer has obtained the location, timing, severity,
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j and associated manifestations of the pain. The interviewer will still need to
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j obtain information concerning the quality of the pain, the setting in which it
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j occurred, and the factors that aggravate and alleviate the pain. You will j j j j j j j j j j j




notice that it does include portions ofthe pertinent review of systems, but
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because it relates directly to the complaint, it is
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included in the history of present illness. j j j j j j




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6. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient
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j completed 8th grade. He currently lives with his wife and two children. He
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j works on old cars onthe weekend. He works in a glass factory during the
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j week.‖
Which category does it belong to? j j j j j




A) Chief complaint j




B) Present illness j




C) Personal and social history j j j




D) Review of systems j j




Ans: C
Feedback:
Personal and social history information includes educational level, family of
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j origin, current household status, personal interests, employment, religious
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j beliefs, military history, and lifestyle (including diet and exercise habits; use of
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alcohol, tobacco, and/or drugs; and sexual preferences and history).All of this
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in this example.
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7. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―I feel really tired.‖
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