ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND
DIAGNOSTIC REASONING 4TH EDITION
RHOADS EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 STUDY GUIDE
⩥ Subjective Data. Answer: Information reported directly by the patient.
⩥ Objective Data. Answer: Findings from physical exams and tests.
⩥ Clinical Reasoning. Answer: Acknowledgment of variables in clinical
situations.
⩥ Evidence-Based Practice (EBP). Answer: Using research evidence to
guide clinical decisions.
⩥ Diagnostic Process. Answer: Steps to identify patient concerns and
symptoms.
⩥ Chief Concern. Answer: Primary reason for the patient's visit.
⩥ Symptom Analysis. Answer: Exploration of presenting symptoms
through questioning.
,⩥ OLDCARTS. Answer: Mnemonic for assessing symptoms: Onset,
Location, etc.
⩥ Review of Symptoms (ROS). Answer: Patient's perception of
symptoms and their meaning.
⩥ Physical Exam. Answer: Assessment can be complete or focused.
⩥ Hypothesis Formulation. Answer: Creating a likely diagnosis based on
knowledge.
⩥ Coherence. Answer: Links between disease and patient's findings.
⩥ Adequacy. Answer: Disease explains patient's normal and abnormal
findings.
⩥ Parsimony. Answer: Treatment must be acceptable to the patient.
⩥ Diagnostic Probability. Answer: Testing confirms the proposed
diagnosis.
, ⩥ Competing Hypothesis. Answer: Other diseases explaining the
patient's symptoms.
⩥ Demographics. Answer: Patient's age, race, gender, affecting risk
assessment.
⩥ Vital Signs. Answer: Measurements like BP, HR, and temperature.
⩥ Symptom Clusters. Answer: Grouping symptoms related to specific
diagnoses.
⩥ Expert Practitioners. Answer: Identify important cues in patient
assessments.
⩥ Patient Orientation. Answer: Assessment of patient's awareness and
mental status.
⩥ Gold-standard technique. Answer: Advanced assessment method for
accurate diagnosis.
⩥ Differential diagnosis. Answer: Identifying competing diagnoses
through specific testing.
DIAGNOSTIC REASONING 4TH EDITION
RHOADS EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 STUDY GUIDE
⩥ Subjective Data. Answer: Information reported directly by the patient.
⩥ Objective Data. Answer: Findings from physical exams and tests.
⩥ Clinical Reasoning. Answer: Acknowledgment of variables in clinical
situations.
⩥ Evidence-Based Practice (EBP). Answer: Using research evidence to
guide clinical decisions.
⩥ Diagnostic Process. Answer: Steps to identify patient concerns and
symptoms.
⩥ Chief Concern. Answer: Primary reason for the patient's visit.
⩥ Symptom Analysis. Answer: Exploration of presenting symptoms
through questioning.
,⩥ OLDCARTS. Answer: Mnemonic for assessing symptoms: Onset,
Location, etc.
⩥ Review of Symptoms (ROS). Answer: Patient's perception of
symptoms and their meaning.
⩥ Physical Exam. Answer: Assessment can be complete or focused.
⩥ Hypothesis Formulation. Answer: Creating a likely diagnosis based on
knowledge.
⩥ Coherence. Answer: Links between disease and patient's findings.
⩥ Adequacy. Answer: Disease explains patient's normal and abnormal
findings.
⩥ Parsimony. Answer: Treatment must be acceptable to the patient.
⩥ Diagnostic Probability. Answer: Testing confirms the proposed
diagnosis.
, ⩥ Competing Hypothesis. Answer: Other diseases explaining the
patient's symptoms.
⩥ Demographics. Answer: Patient's age, race, gender, affecting risk
assessment.
⩥ Vital Signs. Answer: Measurements like BP, HR, and temperature.
⩥ Symptom Clusters. Answer: Grouping symptoms related to specific
diagnoses.
⩥ Expert Practitioners. Answer: Identify important cues in patient
assessments.
⩥ Patient Orientation. Answer: Assessment of patient's awareness and
mental status.
⩥ Gold-standard technique. Answer: Advanced assessment method for
accurate diagnosis.
⩥ Differential diagnosis. Answer: Identifying competing diagnoses
through specific testing.
