NURSE CELESTINE
TEST BANK FOR BATES GUIDE TO PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION AND HISTORY TAKING 12TH
EDITION , LYNN S. BICKLEY, PETER G.
SZILAGYI, RICHARD M. HOFFMAN
,Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 12th
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1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
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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 respiratory infection”
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C) A new 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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Feedback: This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a comprehensive
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health history is appropriate.
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2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
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A) Review of systems pd pd
B) Thorax and lungs pd pd
C) Present illness pd
D) Personal and social items pd pd pd
Ans: B pd
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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 with activityand
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relieved by rest.
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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
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Feedback: This is a measurement obtained by the examiner, so it is considered objective 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 has had
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abdominal pain for 1 week. The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and goes. The
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severity is 7 to 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is
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located in the mid- epigastric area.”
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Which of these categories does it belong to?
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A) Chief complaint pd
B) Present illness pd
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D) Review of systems pd pd
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Feedback: This information describes the problem of abdominal pain, which is the present
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illness. The interviewer has obtained the location, timing, severity, and associated manifestations
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TEST BANK FOR BATES GUIDE TO PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION AND HISTORY TAKING 12TH
EDITION , LYNN S. BICKLEY, PETER G.
SZILAGYI, RICHARD M. HOFFMAN
,Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 12th
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pd EditionChapter 1: Overview: Physical Examination and History pd pd pd pd pd pd
pd Taking
Multiple Choice pd
1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
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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 respiratory infection”
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C) A new 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 pd
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Page and Header: 4, PatientAssessment: Comprehensive or Focused
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Feedback: This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a comprehensive
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health history is appropriate.
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2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
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A) Review of systems pd pd
B) Thorax and lungs pd pd
C) Present illness pd
D) Personal and social items pd pd pd
Ans: B pd
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Page and Header: 4, PatientAssessment: Comprehensive or Focused
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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 with activityand
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relieved by rest.
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, A) Subjective
B) Objective
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Page and Header: 6, Differences Between Subjective and Objective Data
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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
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Page and Header: 6, Differences Between Subjective and Objective Data
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Feedback: This is a measurement obtained by the examiner, so it is considered objective 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 has had
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abdominal pain for 1 week. The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and goes. The
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severity is 7 to 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is
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located in the mid- epigastric area.”
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Which of these categories does it belong to?
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A) Chief complaint pd
B) Present illness pd
C) Personal and social history pd pd pd
D) Review of systems pd pd
Ans: Bpd
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Page and Header: 6, The ComprehensiveAdult Health History
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Feedback: This information describes the problem of abdominal pain, which is the present
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illness. The interviewer has obtained the location, timing, severity, and associated manifestations
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