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MULTIPLE CHOICE x
1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
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A) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I sprained my ankle‖
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B) An established patient with the chief complaint of ―I have an upper respiratory infection‖
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C) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I am here to establish care‖
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D) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I cut my hand‖
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Ans: C x
Chapter: 01 x
Page and Header: 4, Patient Assessment: Comprehensive or Focused
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Feedback: This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a comprehensive health h
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istory is appropriate.
x x
2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
A) Review of systems x x
B) Thorax and lungs x x
C) Present illness x
D) Personal and social items x x x
Ans: B x
Chapter: 01 x
Feedback: The thorax and lungs are part of the physical examination, not part of the health history.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
The others answers are all part of a complete health history.
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3. Is the following information subjective or objective?
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Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse with activity and re
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lieved by rest. x x
A) Subjective
B) Objective
Ans: A x
Chapter: 01 x
4. Is the following information subjective or objective? M
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r. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a pulse rate of 120.
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A) Subjective
B) Objective
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Ans: B x
Chapter: 01 x
Feedback: This is a measurement obtained by the examiner, so it is considered objective data. The p
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atient is unlikely to be able to give this information to the examiner.
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5. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient has had abdominal pa
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in for 1 week. The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and goes. The severity is 7 to 9 on a sc
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ale of 1 to 10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is located in the mid- epigastric area.‖
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Which of these categories does it belong to?
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A) Chief complaint x
B) Present illness x
C) Personal and social history x x x
D) Review of systems x x
Ans: B x
Chapter: 01 x
Feedback: This information describes the problem of abdominal pain, which is the present illness.
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The interviewer has obtained the location, timing, severity, and associated manifestations of the pain
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. The interviewer will still need to obtain information concerning the quality of the pain, the settin
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g in which it occurred, and the factors that aggravate and alleviate the pain. You will notice that it d
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
oes include portions of the pertinent review of systems, but because it relates directly to the compla
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
int, it is included in the history of present illness.
x x x x x x x x x
6. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient completed 8th grade. He
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currently lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He works in a
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glass factory during the week.‖
x x x x
Ans: C x
Chapter: 01 x
Feedback: Personal and social history information includes educational level, family of origin, current
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
household status, personal interests, employment, religious beliefs, military history, and lifestyle (inclu
x x x x x x x x x x x
ding diet and exercise habits; use of alcohol, tobacco, and/or drugs; and sexual preferences and history)
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
. All of this information is documented in this example.
x x x x x x x x x
7. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―I feel really tired.‖ W
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
hich category does it belong to?
x x x x x
A) Chief complaint x
B) Present illness x
C) Personal and social history x x x
D) Review of systems x x
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,Chapter 1 x
MULTIPLE CHOICE x
1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
x x x x x x x x x x x x
A) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I sprained my ankle‖
x x x x x x x x x x x
B) An established patient with the chief complaint of ―I have an upper respiratory infection‖
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
C) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I am here to establish care‖
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
D) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I cut my hand‖
x x x x x x x x x x x
Ans: C x
Chapter: 01 x
Page and Header: 4, Patient Assessment: Comprehensive or Focused
x x x x x x x x
Feedback: This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you, a comprehensive health h
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
istory is appropriate.
x x
2. The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
A) Review of systems x x
B) Thorax and lungs x x
C) Present illness x
D) Personal and social items x x x
Ans: B x
Chapter: 01 x
Feedback: The thorax and lungs are part of the physical examination, not part of the health history.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
The others answers are all part of a complete health history.
x x x x x x x x x x
3. Is the following information subjective or objective?
x x x x x x
Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse with activity and re
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
lieved by rest. x x
A) Subjective
B) Objective
Ans: A x
Chapter: 01 x
4. Is the following information subjective or objective? M
x x x x x x x
r. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a pulse rate of 120.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
A) Subjective
B) Objective
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Ans: B x
Chapter: 01 x
Feedback: This is a measurement obtained by the examiner, so it is considered objective data. The p
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
atient is unlikely to be able to give this information to the examiner.
x x x x x x x x x x x x
5. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient has had abdominal pa
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
in for 1 week. The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and goes. The severity is 7 to 9 on a sc
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ale of 1 to 10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is located in the mid- epigastric area.‖
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Which of these categories does it belong to?
x x x x x x x
A) Chief complaint x
B) Present illness x
C) Personal and social history x x x
D) Review of systems x x
Ans: B x
Chapter: 01 x
Feedback: This information describes the problem of abdominal pain, which is the present illness.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
The interviewer has obtained the location, timing, severity, and associated manifestations of the pain
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
. The interviewer will still need to obtain information concerning the quality of the pain, the settin
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
g in which it occurred, and the factors that aggravate and alleviate the pain. You will notice that it d
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
oes include portions of the pertinent review of systems, but because it relates directly to the compla
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
int, it is included in the history of present illness.
x x x x x x x x x
6. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient completed 8th grade. He
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
currently lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He works in a
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
glass factory during the week.‖
x x x x
Ans: C x
Chapter: 01 x
Feedback: Personal and social history information includes educational level, family of origin, current
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
household status, personal interests, employment, religious beliefs, military history, and lifestyle (inclu
x x x x x x x x x x x
ding diet and exercise habits; use of alcohol, tobacco, and/or drugs; and sexual preferences and history)
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
. All of this information is documented in this example.
x x x x x x x x x
7. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―I feel really tired.‖ W
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
hich category does it belong to?
x x x x x
A) Chief complaint x
B) Present illness x
C) Personal and social history x x x
D) Review of systems x x
