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A) Anewpatientwiththechiefcomplaintof―Isprainedmyankle‖
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B) Anestablishedpatientwiththechiefcomplaintof―Ihaveanupperrespiratoryinfection‖
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C) Anewpatientwiththechiefcomplaintof―Iamheretoestablishcare‖
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D) Anewpatientwiththechiefcomplaintof―Icutmyhand‖
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2. The components ofthe health historyincludeall of the following except which one?
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The others answers are all part of a complete health history.
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3. Isthefollowinginformation subjective orobjective?
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Feedback: This information describes the problem of abdominal pain, which is the present illness.
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which it occurred, and the factors that aggravate and alleviate the pain. You will notice that it does
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6. Thefollowinginformationisrecordedinthehealthhistory:―Thepatientcompleted8thgrade. He
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preferences and history). All of this information is documented in this example.
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7. Thefollowinginformationisrecordedinthehealthhistory:―Ifeelreallytired.‖
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