TEST BANK
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,Chapter 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be
appropriate?
A) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I sprained my ankle‖
B) An established patient with the chief complaint of ―I have an upper respiratory
infection‖
C) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I am here to establish care‖
D) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I cut my hand‖
ANSWER : C Chapter: 01
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Feedback: This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a
comprehensive health history is appropriate.
2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which
one?
A) Review of systems
B) Thorax and lungs
C) Present illness
D) Personal and social items
ANSWER : B
Chapter: 01
Feedback: The thorax and lungs are part of the physical examination, not part of
the health history. The others answers are all part of a complete health history.
3. Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse
, with activity and relieved by rest.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
ANSWER : A
Chapter: 01
4. Is the following information subjective or
objective? Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and
a pulse rate of 120.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
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ANSWER : B
Chapter: 01
Feedback: This is a measurement obtained by the examiner, so it is considered
objective data. The patient is unlikely to be able to give this information to the
examiner.
5. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient has
had abdominal pain for 1 week. The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes
and goes. The severity is 7 to 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. It is accompanied by nausea
and vomiting. It is located in the mid- epigastric area.‖
Which of these categories does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
ANSWER : B
Chapter: 01