and Answer (2026/2027) | Complete Exam
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• What type of data is considered subjective? -✓✓ Information the patient
reports, such as pain, nausea, dizziness, or fatigue.
• What type of data is considered objective? -✓✓ Information the provider
observes, measures, or assesses, such as fever, rash, edema, or crackles.
• What does OLDCARTS stand for? -✓✓ Onset, Location, Duration, Character,
Aggravating factors, Relieving factors, Timing, Severity.
• What is the purpose of the chief complaint? -✓✓ To state the main reason for
the visit in the patient's own words.
• Which interviewing technique encourages the patient to tell their story? -✓✓
Open-ended questions.
• What does OARS stand for in motivational interviewing? -✓✓ Open-ended
questions, Affirmations, Reflective listening, Summaries.
• What are the four processes of motivational interviewing? -✓✓ Engage, Focus,
Evoke, Plan.
• What is a differential diagnosis? -✓✓ A list of possible diagnoses that may
explain the patient's symptoms.
, • What is a problem representation? -✓✓ A short clinical summary of the
patient's key findings.
• What format is commonly used for clinical documentation? -✓✓ SOAP:
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan.
• What belongs in the subjective section of a SOAP note? -✓✓ Chief complaint,
HPI, ROS, and patient-reported symptoms.
• What belongs in the objective section of a SOAP note? -✓✓ Vital signs, physical
exam findings, and diagnostic results.
• What is primary prevention? -✓✓ Preventing disease before it occurs, such as
vaccines or smoking cessation.
• What is secondary prevention? -✓✓ Early detection of disease, such as
mammograms, colonoscopy, or Pap testing.
• What is tertiary prevention? -✓✓ Reducing complications of existing disease,
such as cardiac rehab or diabetes management.
• What does sensitivity measure? -✓✓ The ability of a test to correctly identify
patients who have the disease.