Test Bank for Advanced Assessment: Interpreting Findings and
Formulating Differential Diagnoses 5 th Edition by Goolsby and Grubbs
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
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➢ Chaptere1.eAssessmenteandeClinicaleDecisioneMaking:eAneOverview
➢ Chaptere2.eGenomiceAssessment:eInterpretingeFindingseandeFormulatingeDifferentialeDiagnos
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➢ Chaptere3.eSkin
➢ Chaptere4.eHead,eFace,eandeNeck
➢ Chaptere5.eTheeEye
➢ Chaptere6.eEar,eNose,eMouth,eandeThroat
➢ Chaptere7.eCardiaceandePeripheraleVasculareSystems
➢ Chaptere8.eRespiratoryeSystem
➢ Chaptere9.eBreasts
➢ Chaptere10.eAbdomen
➢ Chaptere11.eGenitourinaryeSystem
➢ Chaptere12.eMaleeReproductiveeSystem
➢ Chaptere13.eFemaleeReproductiveeSystem
➢ Chaptere14.eMusculoskeletaleSystem
➢ Chaptere15.eNeurologicaleSystem
➢ Chaptere16.eNonspecificeComplaints
➢ Chaptere17.ePsychiatriceMentaleHealth
➢ Chaptere18.ePediatricePatients
➢ Chaptere19.ePregnantePatients
➢ Chaptere20.eAssessmenteofetheeTransgendereoreGendereDiverseeAdult
➢ Chaptere21.eOlderePatients
➢ Chaptere22.ePersonseWitheDisabilities
, ➢ Chaptere1.eAssessmenteandeClinicaleDecisioneMaking:eAneOverview
Multiple Choice
1. Which type of clinical decision-making is most reliable?
A. Intuitive
B. Analytical
C. Experiential
D. Augenblick
Answer: B
Rationale: Analytical decision-making, as noted by Croskerry (2009), relies on structured reasoning and reduces the
chance of error. Unlike intuitive or Augenblick (rapid, snap) judgments, which depend heavily on instinct or
experience, analytical reasoning systematically processes information and is more dependable.
2. Which of the following is false? To obtain an adequate history, health-care providers must be:
A. Methodical and systematic
B. Attentive to the patient’s verbal and nonverbal language
C. Able to accurately interpret the patient’s responses
D. Adept at reading into the patient’s statements
Answer: D
, Rationale: While providers should be organized, observant, and precise in interpreting responses, they should not make
assumptions by “reading into” statements. Instead, they should clarify uncertainties directly with the patient to avoid
misinterpretation.
3. Essential parts of a health history include all of the following except:
A. Chief complaint
B. History of the present illness
C. Current vital signs
D. All of the above are essential history components
Answer: C
Rationale: Vital signs are part of the physical examination, not the health history. The health history is focused on
subjective patient information such as chief complaint and illness details, while objective measurements like vital signs
are collected during the exam.
4. Which of the following is false? While performing a physical examination, the examiner must be able to:
A. Differentiate between normal and abnormal findings
B. Recall knowledge of a range of conditions with their associated signs and symptoms
C. Recognize how certain conditions affect responses to other conditions
D. Foresee unpredictable findings
Answer: D
Formulating Differential Diagnoses 5 th Edition by Goolsby and Grubbs
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
e e
➢ Chaptere1.eAssessmenteandeClinicaleDecisioneMaking:eAneOverview
➢ Chaptere2.eGenomiceAssessment:eInterpretingeFindingseandeFormulatingeDifferentialeDiagnos
es
➢ Chaptere3.eSkin
➢ Chaptere4.eHead,eFace,eandeNeck
➢ Chaptere5.eTheeEye
➢ Chaptere6.eEar,eNose,eMouth,eandeThroat
➢ Chaptere7.eCardiaceandePeripheraleVasculareSystems
➢ Chaptere8.eRespiratoryeSystem
➢ Chaptere9.eBreasts
➢ Chaptere10.eAbdomen
➢ Chaptere11.eGenitourinaryeSystem
➢ Chaptere12.eMaleeReproductiveeSystem
➢ Chaptere13.eFemaleeReproductiveeSystem
➢ Chaptere14.eMusculoskeletaleSystem
➢ Chaptere15.eNeurologicaleSystem
➢ Chaptere16.eNonspecificeComplaints
➢ Chaptere17.ePsychiatriceMentaleHealth
➢ Chaptere18.ePediatricePatients
➢ Chaptere19.ePregnantePatients
➢ Chaptere20.eAssessmenteofetheeTransgendereoreGendereDiverseeAdult
➢ Chaptere21.eOlderePatients
➢ Chaptere22.ePersonseWitheDisabilities
, ➢ Chaptere1.eAssessmenteandeClinicaleDecisioneMaking:eAneOverview
Multiple Choice
1. Which type of clinical decision-making is most reliable?
A. Intuitive
B. Analytical
C. Experiential
D. Augenblick
Answer: B
Rationale: Analytical decision-making, as noted by Croskerry (2009), relies on structured reasoning and reduces the
chance of error. Unlike intuitive or Augenblick (rapid, snap) judgments, which depend heavily on instinct or
experience, analytical reasoning systematically processes information and is more dependable.
2. Which of the following is false? To obtain an adequate history, health-care providers must be:
A. Methodical and systematic
B. Attentive to the patient’s verbal and nonverbal language
C. Able to accurately interpret the patient’s responses
D. Adept at reading into the patient’s statements
Answer: D
, Rationale: While providers should be organized, observant, and precise in interpreting responses, they should not make
assumptions by “reading into” statements. Instead, they should clarify uncertainties directly with the patient to avoid
misinterpretation.
3. Essential parts of a health history include all of the following except:
A. Chief complaint
B. History of the present illness
C. Current vital signs
D. All of the above are essential history components
Answer: C
Rationale: Vital signs are part of the physical examination, not the health history. The health history is focused on
subjective patient information such as chief complaint and illness details, while objective measurements like vital signs
are collected during the exam.
4. Which of the following is false? While performing a physical examination, the examiner must be able to:
A. Differentiate between normal and abnormal findings
B. Recall knowledge of a range of conditions with their associated signs and symptoms
C. Recognize how certain conditions affect responses to other conditions
D. Foresee unpredictable findings
Answer: D
