GPD 1001 Medical And Dental
Diagnoses Exam Study Set
diagnosis - Answer pre-existing set of categories agreed upon by the medical profession
to designate a specific condition
diagnosis - Answer the process of determining which disease or condition explains a
person's symptoms and signs
Hx and PE - Answer info needed for Dx
Dx procedures - Answer radiography, pulp testing, lab testing
the diagnostic process - Answer 1. patient experiences a health problem.
2. patient engages with health care system.
3. information gathering.
4. dx communicated to patient
5. treatment
6. outcome
four types of information-gathering activities - Answer taking a clinical history and
interview; performing a physical exam; obtaining diagnostic testing; and sending a
patient for referrals or consultations.
information gathering and treatment - Answer there is a feedback loop between
___________ _____________ and ___________________
sign - Answer something found during a physical exam or from a lab test that shows a
person may have a condition or disease is a sign or symptom?
signs - Answer fever, swelling, rash, high BP, high glucose are signs or symptoms
symptom - Answer a physcial or mental problem that may indicate a disease or
condition is a sign or symptom?
symptoms - Answer cannot be seen do not show up on medical tests, like headache,
fatigue, nausea, pain are signs or symptoms
sensitivity - Answer (the true positive rate) measures the percentage of sick people who
are correctly identified as having the condition or is the extent to which actual positives
are not overlooked.
sensitivity - Answer SPECIFICITY OR SENSITIVITY describe how well a test can detect a
, specific disease or condition in people who actually have the disease or condition.
specificity - Answer (the true negative rate) measures the percentage of healthy people
who are correctly identified as not having the condition or is the extent to which actual
negatives are classified as such.
specificity - Answer SPECIFICITY OR SENSITIVITY refers to the percentage of people
who test negative for a specific disease among a group of people who do not have the
disease. No test is 100% specific because some people who do not have the disease will
test positive for it (false positive).
true - Answer T/F: Most medical tests do not have sensitivity and specificity values
above 99% → does not equate to certainty.
sensitivity - Answer No test has 100% ___________ because some people who have the
disease or condition will not be identified by the test (false-negative test result).
sensitivity and specificity - Answer
pathognomonic - Answer signs and symptoms of a disease that are specific and, on
their own, provide enough information for definitive diagnosis of the condition.
true - Answer T/F: pathognomonic characteristics have high positive predictive value
but doesn't need to have high sensitivity.
FALSE - Answer T/F: if there is not a pathognomonic sign present, there is no way the
person has that disease.
pathognomonic for measles - Answer Koplik spots on buccal mucosa
pathognomonic for hyperlipoproteinemia - Answer palmar xanthoma on hands
pathognomonic for rabies - Answer Negri bodies
nonspecific, uncommon - Answer many signs and symptoms are ________ and singular
pathognomonic signs are relatively ____________.
Hx, physical, differential, testing, final, consultation, discharge, documenting - Answer
Arriving at a diagnosis is often complex, involving multiple steps:
•taking an appropriate _________ of symptoms and collecting relevant data
•_________ examination
•generating a provisional and _________ diagnosis
•_________ (ordering, reviewing, and acting on test results)
•reaching a _________ diagnosis
•_________ (referral to seek clarification if indicated)
Diagnoses Exam Study Set
diagnosis - Answer pre-existing set of categories agreed upon by the medical profession
to designate a specific condition
diagnosis - Answer the process of determining which disease or condition explains a
person's symptoms and signs
Hx and PE - Answer info needed for Dx
Dx procedures - Answer radiography, pulp testing, lab testing
the diagnostic process - Answer 1. patient experiences a health problem.
2. patient engages with health care system.
3. information gathering.
4. dx communicated to patient
5. treatment
6. outcome
four types of information-gathering activities - Answer taking a clinical history and
interview; performing a physical exam; obtaining diagnostic testing; and sending a
patient for referrals or consultations.
information gathering and treatment - Answer there is a feedback loop between
___________ _____________ and ___________________
sign - Answer something found during a physical exam or from a lab test that shows a
person may have a condition or disease is a sign or symptom?
signs - Answer fever, swelling, rash, high BP, high glucose are signs or symptoms
symptom - Answer a physcial or mental problem that may indicate a disease or
condition is a sign or symptom?
symptoms - Answer cannot be seen do not show up on medical tests, like headache,
fatigue, nausea, pain are signs or symptoms
sensitivity - Answer (the true positive rate) measures the percentage of sick people who
are correctly identified as having the condition or is the extent to which actual positives
are not overlooked.
sensitivity - Answer SPECIFICITY OR SENSITIVITY describe how well a test can detect a
, specific disease or condition in people who actually have the disease or condition.
specificity - Answer (the true negative rate) measures the percentage of healthy people
who are correctly identified as not having the condition or is the extent to which actual
negatives are classified as such.
specificity - Answer SPECIFICITY OR SENSITIVITY refers to the percentage of people
who test negative for a specific disease among a group of people who do not have the
disease. No test is 100% specific because some people who do not have the disease will
test positive for it (false positive).
true - Answer T/F: Most medical tests do not have sensitivity and specificity values
above 99% → does not equate to certainty.
sensitivity - Answer No test has 100% ___________ because some people who have the
disease or condition will not be identified by the test (false-negative test result).
sensitivity and specificity - Answer
pathognomonic - Answer signs and symptoms of a disease that are specific and, on
their own, provide enough information for definitive diagnosis of the condition.
true - Answer T/F: pathognomonic characteristics have high positive predictive value
but doesn't need to have high sensitivity.
FALSE - Answer T/F: if there is not a pathognomonic sign present, there is no way the
person has that disease.
pathognomonic for measles - Answer Koplik spots on buccal mucosa
pathognomonic for hyperlipoproteinemia - Answer palmar xanthoma on hands
pathognomonic for rabies - Answer Negri bodies
nonspecific, uncommon - Answer many signs and symptoms are ________ and singular
pathognomonic signs are relatively ____________.
Hx, physical, differential, testing, final, consultation, discharge, documenting - Answer
Arriving at a diagnosis is often complex, involving multiple steps:
•taking an appropriate _________ of symptoms and collecting relevant data
•_________ examination
•generating a provisional and _________ diagnosis
•_________ (ordering, reviewing, and acting on test results)
•reaching a _________ diagnosis
•_________ (referral to seek clarification if indicated)
