,
,Chapter 1 h
MULTIPLE h CHOICE
1. For hwhich hof hthe hfollowing hpatients hwould ha hcomprehensive hhealth hhistory hbe
happropriate?
A) A hnew hpatient hwith hthe hchief hcomplaint hof h ―I hsprained h my hankle‖
B) An hestablished h patient h with hthe hchief h complaint h of h―I h have han hupper h respiratory
hinfection‖
C) A hnew hpatient h with hthe h chief h complaint h of h―I ham hhere hto h establish hcare‖
D) A hnew hpatient hwith hthe hchief hcomplaint hof h―I hcut h my hhand‖
Ans: hC
Chapter: h 01
Page hand h Header: h 4, h Patient h Assessment: h Comprehensive h or h Focused
Feedback: h This h patient his h here hto h establish h care, h and h because h she h is h new h to h you, h a
h comprehensivehhealth hhistory his happropriate.
2. The h components h of h the h health h history h include h all h of hthe h following h except h which h one?
A) Review hof hsystems
B) Thorax hand hlungs
C) Present h illness
D) Personal hand h social h items
Ans: hB
Chapter: h 01
Feedback: h The h thorax h and h lungs h are h part h of h the h physical h examination, h not h part h of hthe
h healthhhistory. h The hothers hanswers hare hall hpart hof ha h complete hhealth h history.
3. Is h the h following h information h subjective h or h objective?
Mr. hM. hhas hshortness hof hbreath hthat hhas hpersisted hfor hthe hpast h10 hdays; hit his hworse hwith
hactivityhand hrelieved hby hrest.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
Ans: hA
Chapter: h 01
4. Is hthe hfollowing hinformation hsubjective hor
hobjective? hMr. h M. h has h a h respiratory h rate h of h 32 h and
h a h pulse h rate h of h 120.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
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Ans: B
Ans: hhA
Chapter:
hChapter:
h 01
h01
Feedback: h This h is h a h measurement h obtained h by hthe h examiner, h so h it h is h considered
h objective h data.hThe hpatient his hunlikely hto hbe hable hto hgive hthis hinformation hto hthe
Feedback: hThis his hinformation habout ha hsignificant hhospitalization hand hshould hbe hplaced
hexaminer.
hin hthe hadult h illnesses h section. h If h the h patient h is h being h seen h for h an h asthma h exacerbation,
h you h may h consider
5. The h following h information h is hrecorded h in h the h health h history: h ―The h patient h has h had
h abdominalhpain h for h 1 h week. hThe h pain h lasts h for h 30 h minutes h at h a h time; h it h comes h and
h goes. hThe h severity his h 7 h to h 9hon ha hscale hof h1 hto h10. hIt his haccompanied hby hnausea hand
hvomiting. hIt his hlocated hin hthe hmid- hepigastric harea.‖
Which h of hthese h categories h does h it h belong h to?
A) Chief hcomplaint
B) Present h illness
C) Personal hand hsocial hhistory
D) Review hof hsystems
Ans: hB
Chapter: h 01
Feedback: hThis hinformation hdescribes hthe hproblem hof habdominal hpain, hwhich his hthe
hpresent hillness. hThe hinterviewer hhas hobtained hthe hlocation, htiming, hseverity, hand h associated
h manifestationshof hthe hpain. hThe hinterviewer h will hstill hneed hto hobtain hinformation
hconcerning hthe hquality hof hthe hpain, hthe hsetting hin hwhich hit hoccurred, hand hthe hfactors
hthat haggravate hand halleviate hthe hpain. h You h will hnotice hthat hit hdoes hinclude hportions hof
hthe hpertinent hreview hof hsystems, hbut hbecause hit hrelates hdirectly hto hthe hcomplaint, hit his
hincluded hin hthe hhistory hof hpresent hillness.
6. The h following hinformation h is h recorded h in h the h health h history: h ―The h patient h completed
h 8th h grade.hHe hcurrently hlives h with hhis h wife hand htwo hchildren. hHe h works hon hold hcars hon
hthe h weekend. hHe h works hin ha h glass hfactory hduring hthe hweek.‖
Ans: hC
Chapter: h 01
Feedback: hPersonal hand hsocial hhistory hinformation hincludes heducational hlevel, hfamily hof
horigin,hcurrent h household h status, h personal h interests, h employment, h religious h beliefs, h military
h history, h and hlifestyle h(including hdiet hand hexercise hhabits; huse hof halcohol, htobacco, hand/or
hdrugs; hand hsexual hpreferences hand hhistory). h All hof hthis hinformation his hdocumented hin hthis
hexample.
7. The h following h information h is h recorded h in h the h health h history: h ―I h feel
h really htired.‖hWhich hcategory hdoes hit h belong hto?
A) Chief hcomplaint
B) Present h illness
,Chapter 1 h
MULTIPLE h CHOICE
1. For hwhich hof hthe hfollowing hpatients hwould ha hcomprehensive hhealth hhistory hbe
happropriate?
A) A hnew hpatient hwith hthe hchief hcomplaint hof h ―I hsprained h my hankle‖
B) An hestablished h patient h with hthe hchief h complaint h of h―I h have han hupper h respiratory
hinfection‖
C) A hnew hpatient h with hthe h chief h complaint h of h―I ham hhere hto h establish hcare‖
D) A hnew hpatient hwith hthe hchief hcomplaint hof h―I hcut h my hhand‖
Ans: hC
Chapter: h 01
Page hand h Header: h 4, h Patient h Assessment: h Comprehensive h or h Focused
Feedback: h This h patient his h here hto h establish h care, h and h because h she h is h new h to h you, h a
h comprehensivehhealth hhistory his happropriate.
2. The h components h of h the h health h history h include h all h of hthe h following h except h which h one?
A) Review hof hsystems
B) Thorax hand hlungs
C) Present h illness
D) Personal hand h social h items
Ans: hB
Chapter: h 01
Feedback: h The h thorax h and h lungs h are h part h of h the h physical h examination, h not h part h of hthe
h healthhhistory. h The hothers hanswers hare hall hpart hof ha h complete hhealth h history.
3. Is h the h following h information h subjective h or h objective?
Mr. hM. hhas hshortness hof hbreath hthat hhas hpersisted hfor hthe hpast h10 hdays; hit his hworse hwith
hactivityhand hrelieved hby hrest.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
Ans: hA
Chapter: h 01
4. Is hthe hfollowing hinformation hsubjective hor
hobjective? hMr. h M. h has h a h respiratory h rate h of h 32 h and
h a h pulse h rate h of h 120.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
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Ans: B
Ans: hhA
Chapter:
hChapter:
h 01
h01
Feedback: h This h is h a h measurement h obtained h by hthe h examiner, h so h it h is h considered
h objective h data.hThe hpatient his hunlikely hto hbe hable hto hgive hthis hinformation hto hthe
Feedback: hThis his hinformation habout ha hsignificant hhospitalization hand hshould hbe hplaced
hexaminer.
hin hthe hadult h illnesses h section. h If h the h patient h is h being h seen h for h an h asthma h exacerbation,
h you h may h consider
5. The h following h information h is hrecorded h in h the h health h history: h ―The h patient h has h had
h abdominalhpain h for h 1 h week. hThe h pain h lasts h for h 30 h minutes h at h a h time; h it h comes h and
h goes. hThe h severity his h 7 h to h 9hon ha hscale hof h1 hto h10. hIt his haccompanied hby hnausea hand
hvomiting. hIt his hlocated hin hthe hmid- hepigastric harea.‖
Which h of hthese h categories h does h it h belong h to?
A) Chief hcomplaint
B) Present h illness
C) Personal hand hsocial hhistory
D) Review hof hsystems
Ans: hB
Chapter: h 01
Feedback: hThis hinformation hdescribes hthe hproblem hof habdominal hpain, hwhich his hthe
hpresent hillness. hThe hinterviewer hhas hobtained hthe hlocation, htiming, hseverity, hand h associated
h manifestationshof hthe hpain. hThe hinterviewer h will hstill hneed hto hobtain hinformation
hconcerning hthe hquality hof hthe hpain, hthe hsetting hin hwhich hit hoccurred, hand hthe hfactors
hthat haggravate hand halleviate hthe hpain. h You h will hnotice hthat hit hdoes hinclude hportions hof
hthe hpertinent hreview hof hsystems, hbut hbecause hit hrelates hdirectly hto hthe hcomplaint, hit his
hincluded hin hthe hhistory hof hpresent hillness.
6. The h following hinformation h is h recorded h in h the h health h history: h ―The h patient h completed
h 8th h grade.hHe hcurrently hlives h with hhis h wife hand htwo hchildren. hHe h works hon hold hcars hon
hthe h weekend. hHe h works hin ha h glass hfactory hduring hthe hweek.‖
Ans: hC
Chapter: h 01
Feedback: hPersonal hand hsocial hhistory hinformation hincludes heducational hlevel, hfamily hof
horigin,hcurrent h household h status, h personal h interests, h employment, h religious h beliefs, h military
h history, h and hlifestyle h(including hdiet hand hexercise hhabits; huse hof halcohol, htobacco, hand/or
hdrugs; hand hsexual hpreferences hand hhistory). h All hof hthis hinformation his hdocumented hin hthis
hexample.
7. The h following h information h is h recorded h in h the h health h history: h ―I h feel
h really htired.‖hWhich hcategory hdoes hit h belong hto?
A) Chief hcomplaint
B) Present h illness
