PHYSICAL EXAMINATION 9TH EDITION
,2. Table of contents
1. The History and Interviewing Process
2. Cultural Competency
3. Examination Techniques and Equipment
4. Clinical Reasoning
5. Documentation
6. Vital Signs and Pain Assessment
7. Mental Status
8. Growth, Measurement, and Nutrition
9. Skin, Hair, and Nails
10. Lymphatic System
11. Head and Neck
12. Eyes
13. Ears, Nose, and Throat
14. Chest and Lungs
15. Heart
16. Blood Vessels
17. Breasts and Axillae
18. Abdomen
19. Female Genitalia
20. Male Genitalia
21. Anus, Rectum, and Prostate
22. Musculoskeletal System
23. Neurologic System
24. Sports Participation Evaluation
25. Putting It All Together
,26. Emergency or Life-Threatening Situations
Appendix A: Height/Weight Growth Charts
Appendix B: Pediatric Blood Pressure Tables
, Chapter 01: The History and Interviewing Process
Ball: Seidel’s Guide to Physical Examination, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which question would be considered a “leading question?”
a.“Please describe any associated symptoms with your headaches?”
b.“You don't get headaches often, do you?”
c.“What activities affect the severity of your headaches?”
d.“What times of the day are your headaches the most severe?”
e.“What worries you most about your headache?”
ANS: B
This question would limit the information in the patient's answer. The other choices allow
the patient more discretion about the extent of an answer.
TOP: Discipline: Behavioral Science MSC: Organ System: General
2. Which action would best promote accurate translations as well as confidentiality when the
caregiver does not speak the patient's language?
a. Ask a person unfamiliar with the patient to translate.
b. Have a friend of the patient translate.
c. Ask simple leading questions that the patient may understand.
d. Use a neighbor as translator.
e. Involve the family with the translation.
ANS: A
When you do not speak the patient's language, family members or friends may pose a
communication barrier and may have issues of confidentiality; a stranger as an interpreter is
less biased.
TOP: Discipline: Behavioral Science MSC: Organ System: General
3. Periods of silence during the interview can serve important purposes, such as:
a. allowing the clinician to catch up on documentation.
b. giving you a clue that you should speed up the interview.
c. providing time for reflection.
d. increasing the length of the visit.
e. promoting a calm environment.
ANS: C