CH. 1 Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination Latest 2026
Updated Questions and Verified 100% Solutions (2026/2027)
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When you suspect that your 81-year-old patient has short-term memory loss because he cannot
remember what he had for breakfast, you should:
a. order a neurology consult.
b. stop all of his medications.
c. continue to press the patient for appropriate Answers.
d. validate the concern with his family or caregivers.
e. dismiss the finding as a normal age-related change. - Answers -ANS: D
When older adults experience memory loss for recent events, consult other family members to
clarify discrepancies or to fill in the gaps.
To what extent should the patient with a physical disability or emotional disorder be involved in
providing health history information to the health professional?
a. All information should be obtained from family members.
b. All information should be collected from past records while the patient is in another room.
c. The patient should be involved only when you sense that he or she may feel ignored.
d. The patient should be fully involved to the limit of his or her ability.
e. The patient should be present during information collection but should not be addressed
directly - Answers -ANS: D
Patients with disabilities may not give an effective history, but they must be respected, and the
history must be obtained from them to the greatest extent possible. Family members may help
provide a more complete history but not at the exclusion of the patient.
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, When taking a history, you should:
a. ask patients to give you any information they can recall about their health.
b. start the interview with the patient's family history.
c. use a chronologic and sequential framework.
d. use a holistic and eclectic structure.
e. start the interview with the social history. - Answers -ANS: C
To give structure to the present problem or chief concern, the provider should proceed in a
chronologic and sequential framework. Asking patients to give you any information they can
recall about their health and using a holistic and eclectic structure do not provide for structure.
Starting the interview with the patient's family history and with the social history are incorrect
because gathering data about the chief concern is the initial step.
When questioning the patient regarding his or her sexual history, which question should be
asked initially?
a. "Do you have any particular sexual likes or dislikes?"
b. "Do you have any worries or concerns regarding your sex life?"
c. "How often do you have intercourse and with whom?"
d. "Do you have any reason to think you may have been exposed to a sexually transmitted
infection?"
e. "What sexually transmitted diseases have you had in the past?" - Answers -ANS: B
When approaching questioning about a sensitive area, it is recommended that the provider first
ask open-ended questions that explore the patient's feelings about the issue.
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Updated Questions and Verified 100% Solutions (2026/2027)
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When you suspect that your 81-year-old patient has short-term memory loss because he cannot
remember what he had for breakfast, you should:
a. order a neurology consult.
b. stop all of his medications.
c. continue to press the patient for appropriate Answers.
d. validate the concern with his family or caregivers.
e. dismiss the finding as a normal age-related change. - Answers -ANS: D
When older adults experience memory loss for recent events, consult other family members to
clarify discrepancies or to fill in the gaps.
To what extent should the patient with a physical disability or emotional disorder be involved in
providing health history information to the health professional?
a. All information should be obtained from family members.
b. All information should be collected from past records while the patient is in another room.
c. The patient should be involved only when you sense that he or she may feel ignored.
d. The patient should be fully involved to the limit of his or her ability.
e. The patient should be present during information collection but should not be addressed
directly - Answers -ANS: D
Patients with disabilities may not give an effective history, but they must be respected, and the
history must be obtained from them to the greatest extent possible. Family members may help
provide a more complete history but not at the exclusion of the patient.
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, When taking a history, you should:
a. ask patients to give you any information they can recall about their health.
b. start the interview with the patient's family history.
c. use a chronologic and sequential framework.
d. use a holistic and eclectic structure.
e. start the interview with the social history. - Answers -ANS: C
To give structure to the present problem or chief concern, the provider should proceed in a
chronologic and sequential framework. Asking patients to give you any information they can
recall about their health and using a holistic and eclectic structure do not provide for structure.
Starting the interview with the patient's family history and with the social history are incorrect
because gathering data about the chief concern is the initial step.
When questioning the patient regarding his or her sexual history, which question should be
asked initially?
a. "Do you have any particular sexual likes or dislikes?"
b. "Do you have any worries or concerns regarding your sex life?"
c. "How often do you have intercourse and with whom?"
d. "Do you have any reason to think you may have been exposed to a sexually transmitted
infection?"
e. "What sexually transmitted diseases have you had in the past?" - Answers -ANS: B
When approaching questioning about a sensitive area, it is recommended that the provider first
ask open-ended questions that explore the patient's feelings about the issue.
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