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Chapter 01: The Patient Interview
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MULTIPLEVCHOICE
1. TheVrespiratoryVcareVpractitionerVisVconductingVaVpatientVinterview.VTheVmainVpurposeVofVth
isVinterviewVisVto:
a. reviewVdataVwithVtheVpatient.
b. gatherVsubjectiveVdataVfromVtheVpatient.
c. gatherVobjectiveVdataVfromVtheVpatient.
d. fillVoutVtheVhistoryVformVorVchecklist.
ANS:V B
TheVinterviewVisVaVmeetingVbetweenVtheVrespiratoryVcareVpractitionerVandVtheVpatient.VItVal
lowsVtheVcollectionVofVsubjectiveVdataVaboutVtheVpatient’sVfeelingsVregardingVhis/herVcondi
tion.VTheVhistoryVshouldVbeVdoneVbeforeVtheVinterview.VAlthoughVdataVcanVbeVreviewed,Vt
hatVisnotVtheVprimaryVpurposeVofVtheVinterview.
2. ForVthereVtoVbeVaVsuccessfulVinterview,VtheVrespiratoryVtherapistVmust:
a. provideVleadingVquestionsVtoVguideVtheVpatient.
b. reassureVtheVpatient.
c. beVanVactiveVlistener.
d. useVmedicalVterminologyVtoVshowVknowledgeVofVtheVsubjectVmatter.
ANS:V C
TheVpersonalVqualitiesVthatVaVrespU iratoSryVtN
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stVhaveVtoVconductVaVsuccessfulVinterviewVinclu
deVbeingV anV activeV listener,V havingV aV genuineV concernV forV theV patient,V andV havingV empathy.V Lead
ingVquestionsVmustVbeVavoided.VReassuranceVmayVprovideVaVfalseVsenseVofVcomfortVtoV theV patient.V
MedicalVjargonVcanVsoundVexclusionaryVandVpaternalisticVtoVaVpatient.
3. WhichVofVtheVfollowingVwouldVbeVfoundVonVaVhistoryVform?
1. Age
2. ChiefVcomplaint
3. PresentVhealth
4. FamilyVhistory
5. HealthVinsuranceVprovidera.V1
,V4
b.V2,V3
c.V3,V4,V5
d.V1,V2,V3,V4
ANS:V D
Age,VchiefVcomplaint,VpresentVhealth,VandVfamilyVhistoryVareVtypicallyVfoundVonVaVhealthVhisto
ryVformVbecauseVeachVcanVimpactVtheVpatient’sVhealth.VHealthVinsuranceVproviderVinformation,V
whileVneededVforbillingVpurposes,VwouldVnotVbeVfoundVonVtheVhistoryVform.
, 4. ExternalVfactorsVtheVrespiratoryVcareVpractitionerVshouldVmakeVeffortsVtoVprovideVduringV
anVinterviewVincludeVwhichVofVtheVfollowing?
1. MinimizeVorVpreventVinterruptions.
2. EnsureVprivacyVduringVdiscussions.
3. InterviewerVisVtheVsameVsexVasVtheVpatientVtoVpreventVbias.
4. BeVcomfortableVforVtheVpatientVandVinterviewe
r.Va.V1,V 4
b.V2,V3
c.V 1,V2,V 4
d.VVV2,V3,V4
ANS:V C
ExternalVfactors,VsuchVasVaVgoodVphysicalVsetting,VenhanceVtheVinterviewingVprocess.VRegardlessVofVth
eVinterviewVsettingV(theVpatient’sVbedside,VaVcrowdedVemergencyVroom,VanVofficeVinVtheVhospitalVorVcli
nic,VorVtheVpatient’sVhome),VeffortsVshouldVbeVmadeVtoV(1)VensureVprivacy,V(2)VpreventVinterruptions,Va
ndV(3)VsecureVaVcomfortableVphysicalVenvironmentV(e.g.,VcomfortableVroomVtemperature,VsufficientVlig
hting,VabsenceVofVnoise).VAnVinterviewerVofVeitherVgender,VwhoVactsVprofessionally,VshouldVbeVableVto
VinterviewVaVpatientVofVeitherVgender.
5. TheVrespiratoryVtherapistVisVconductingVaVpatientVinterview.VTheVtherapistVchoosesVtoVu
seVopen-endedVquestions.VOpen-
endedVquestionsVallowVtheVtherapistVtoVdoVwhichVofVtheVfollowing?
1. GatherVinformationVwhenVaVpatientVintroducesVaVnewVtopic.
2. IntroduceVaVnewVsubjectVarea.
3. BeginVtheVinterviewVprocess.
4. GatherVspecificVinformation.
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b.V1,V3
c.V 1,V2,V 3
d.VVV2,V3,V
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ANS:V C
AnVopen-
endedVquestionVshouldVbeVusedVtoVstartVtheVinterview,VintroduceVaVnewVsectionVofVquestions,VandVgat
herVmoreVinformationVfromVaVpatient’sVtopic.VClosedVorVdirectVquestionsVareVusedVtoVgatherVspecificVi
nformation.
6. TheVdirectVquestionVinterviewVformatVisVusedVto:
1. speedVupVtheVinterview.
2. letVtheVpatientVfullyVexplainVhis/herVsituation.
3. helpVtheVrespiratoryVtherapistVshowVempathy.
4. gatherVspecificVinformation
.Va.V1,V 4
b.VVV2,V3
c.V 3,V 4
d.VVV1,V2,V3
ANS:V A
DirectVorVclosedVquestionsVareVbestVtoVgatherVspecificVinformationVandVspeedVupVtheVinterview.VOpe
n-
endedVquestionsVareVbestVsuitedVtoVletVtheVpatientVfullyVexplainVhis/herVsituationVandVpossiblyVhelpVt
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heVrespiratoryVtherapistVshowVempathy.