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Findings and Formulating Differential Diagnoses
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4th Edition Goolsby Chapters 1 - 22 | Complete
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS f f
➢ Chapter 1. Assessment and Clinical Decision Making: An Overview
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➢ Chapter 2. Genomic Assessment: Interpreting Findings and Formulating Differential Diagnoses
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➢ Chapter 3. Skin
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➢ Chapter 4. Head, Face, and Neck
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➢ Chapter 5. The Eye
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➢ Chapter 6. Ear, Nose, Mouth, and Throat
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➢ Chapter 7. Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular Systems
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➢ Chapter 8. Respiratory System
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➢ Chapter 9. Breasts
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➢ Chapter 10. Abdomen
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➢ Chapter 11. Genitourinary System
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➢ Chapter 12. Male Reproductive System
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➢ Chapter 13. Female Reproductive System
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➢ Chapter 14. Musculoskeletal System
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➢ Chapter 15. Neurological System
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➢ Chapter 16. Nonspecific Complaints
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➢ Chapter 17. Psychiatric Mental Health
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➢ Chapter 18. Pediatric Patients
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➢ Chapter 19. Pregnant Patients
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➢ Chapter 20. Assessment of the Transgender or Gender Diverse Adult
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➢ Chapter 21. Older Patients
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➢ Chapter 22. Persons With Disabilities
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, ➢ Chapter 1. Assessment and Clinical Decision Making: An Overview
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Multiple Choice
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Identify the choice that best completesthe statement oranswers thequestion.
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f 1. Which type of clinical decision-makingis most reliable? f f f f f f f
A. Intuitive
B. Analytical
C. Experiential
D. Augenblick
f 2. Which ofthefollowing is false?To obtainadequatehistory, health-care providers must be:
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A. Methodicalandsystematic f f
B. Attentiveto thepatient’sverbal and nonverballanguage f f f f f f f
C. Able to accuratelyinterpret the patient’s responses
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D. Adept at reading intothe patient’sstatements
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f 3. Essential partsofa health historyinclude all of the following except: f f f f f f f f f f f
A. Chief complaint f
B. Historyof the present illness f f f f
C. Currentvital signs f f
D. All of theabove areessential historycomponents
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f 4. Which ofthefollowing is false? Whileperformingthe physical examination, theexaminer must beableto:
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A. Differentiatebetween normal and abnormal findings f f f f f
B. Recallknowledge ofa rangeofconditions andtheir associated signs and symptoms
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C. Recognizehow certain conditionsaffect the responseto other conditions f f f f f f f f f
D. Foreseeunpredictable findings f f
f 5. The followingis theleast reliablesource of information for diagnosticstatistics:
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A. Evidence-based investigations f
B. Primaryreports of research f f f
C. Estimation based on aprovider’s experience f f f f f
D. Publishedmeta-analyses f
f 6. The following can beused toassist in sound clinical decision-making:
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A. Algorithmpublished in apeer-reviewed journal article f f f f f f
B. Clinicalpracticeguidelines f f
C. Evidence-basedresearch f
D. All of the above
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f 7. Ifa diagnosticstudyhas high sensitivity, this indicates a:
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A. High percentage ofpersons withthegiven condition will havean abnormal result
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B. Lowpercentage ofpersons with thegiven condition will have an abnormal result
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C. Lowlikelihood ofnormal result in persons without a given condition
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D. None of theabove f f f
f 8. If a diagnosticstudyhas high specificity, this indicates a:
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A. Low percentage of healthyindividuals will show a normal result
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B. High percentage ofhealthyindividuals will show a normal result
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C. High percentage ofindividuals with adisorder will showa normal result
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D. Lowpercentage of individuals with adisorder will show an abnormal result
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f 9. Alikelihood ratio above 1 indicates that a diagnostictest showing a:
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A. Positive resultis stronglyassociated with thedisease
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B. Negativeresult is strongly associated with absence of the disease
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C. Positive result is weaklyassociated with thedisease
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D. Negativeresult is weaklyassociated with absence of the disease
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, f 10. Which ofthefollowing clinicalreasoningtools is defined as evidence-based resource based on mathematical modeling
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toexpress thelikelihood ofa condition in select situations, settings, and/orpatients?
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