ABMDI BOARD CERTIFICATION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
You are investigating a suspicious death in a nursing home, and you
need to find out whether the home is licensed. You should
A. ask a friend in the local police department to find out for you.
B. call the nursing home and ask the administrator whether the facility
is licensed.
C. check with the local Office of Consumer Affairs.
D. call the Better Business Bureau.
E. contact the appropriate state agency. - correct answer-contact the
appropriate state agency.
Hospital records should include at a minimum:
A. demographics - admission - operative records - nursing records.
B. physician orders - next-of-kin information - demographics - nursing
records.
,C. demographics - nursing records - next-of-kin information - history and
physical examination.
D. history and physical examination - nursing records - dental charts -
diagnostic lab reports.
E. operative records - medication records - demographics - mental
health records. - correct answer-demographics - nursing records - next-
of-kin information - history and physical examination.
You are investigating a nursing-home death and are told by the treating
physician that the decedent suffered from schizophrenia. Symptoms of
schizophrenia include all of the following EXCEPT which ONE?
A. Delusions.
B. Persistent false beliefs.
C. Verbal and/or auditory hallucinations.
D. Inability to communicate logically.
E. Manic depression. - correct answer-Manic depression
A death investigator arrives at the scene of a death in a mental
healthcare facility. What information should be documented regarding
the decedent and surroundings?
,A. The death investigator should note the overall condition of the
deceased and his/her environment.
B. The death investigator should observe whether the number of staff
members taking care of decedent may be inadequate.
C. The death investigator should secure the decedent's medical and
social services records.
D. The death investigator should examine the condition of the
surrounding living quarters or room.
E. All of the above - correct answer-All of the above
Mutual trust deteriorates when administrators engage in nonsensical
conversations with the media. In a police officer involved shooting
incident, the spokesperson should
A. refuse to meet with the media representatives until all the facts are
known.
B. make the statement "no comment" when asked about the case by
media representatives.
C. provide all information known at the time.
D. make an honest statement that the matter is under investigation with
the promise that a detailed report will follow as soon as possible.
E. refer all media representatives to the District Attorney. - correct
answer-make an honest statement that the matter is under
, investigation with the promise that a detailed report will follow as soon
as possible.
You are called to the autopsy room where the assistant medical
examiner has just identified a gunshot wound on a charred body
recovered from a residential house fire. You should
A. contact the District Attorney after the toxicology report is complete.
B. immediately notify law enforcement.
C. refer the case to the prosecutor.
D. call the fire department for details of the scene.
E. interrogate the family regarding the decedent's will. - correct answer-
immediately notify law enforcement.
A 20-year-old college student has a history of an acute febrile illness
with headache leading to sudden death. A skin rash is noted. Although
no cause of death can be ruled out, the most likely explanation for this
death would be
A. lyme disease.
B. hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
C. meningococcal meningitis.
D. overdose of a narcotic substance.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
You are investigating a suspicious death in a nursing home, and you
need to find out whether the home is licensed. You should
A. ask a friend in the local police department to find out for you.
B. call the nursing home and ask the administrator whether the facility
is licensed.
C. check with the local Office of Consumer Affairs.
D. call the Better Business Bureau.
E. contact the appropriate state agency. - correct answer-contact the
appropriate state agency.
Hospital records should include at a minimum:
A. demographics - admission - operative records - nursing records.
B. physician orders - next-of-kin information - demographics - nursing
records.
,C. demographics - nursing records - next-of-kin information - history and
physical examination.
D. history and physical examination - nursing records - dental charts -
diagnostic lab reports.
E. operative records - medication records - demographics - mental
health records. - correct answer-demographics - nursing records - next-
of-kin information - history and physical examination.
You are investigating a nursing-home death and are told by the treating
physician that the decedent suffered from schizophrenia. Symptoms of
schizophrenia include all of the following EXCEPT which ONE?
A. Delusions.
B. Persistent false beliefs.
C. Verbal and/or auditory hallucinations.
D. Inability to communicate logically.
E. Manic depression. - correct answer-Manic depression
A death investigator arrives at the scene of a death in a mental
healthcare facility. What information should be documented regarding
the decedent and surroundings?
,A. The death investigator should note the overall condition of the
deceased and his/her environment.
B. The death investigator should observe whether the number of staff
members taking care of decedent may be inadequate.
C. The death investigator should secure the decedent's medical and
social services records.
D. The death investigator should examine the condition of the
surrounding living quarters or room.
E. All of the above - correct answer-All of the above
Mutual trust deteriorates when administrators engage in nonsensical
conversations with the media. In a police officer involved shooting
incident, the spokesperson should
A. refuse to meet with the media representatives until all the facts are
known.
B. make the statement "no comment" when asked about the case by
media representatives.
C. provide all information known at the time.
D. make an honest statement that the matter is under investigation with
the promise that a detailed report will follow as soon as possible.
E. refer all media representatives to the District Attorney. - correct
answer-make an honest statement that the matter is under
, investigation with the promise that a detailed report will follow as soon
as possible.
You are called to the autopsy room where the assistant medical
examiner has just identified a gunshot wound on a charred body
recovered from a residential house fire. You should
A. contact the District Attorney after the toxicology report is complete.
B. immediately notify law enforcement.
C. refer the case to the prosecutor.
D. call the fire department for details of the scene.
E. interrogate the family regarding the decedent's will. - correct answer-
immediately notify law enforcement.
A 20-year-old college student has a history of an acute febrile illness
with headache leading to sudden death. A skin rash is noted. Although
no cause of death can be ruled out, the most likely explanation for this
death would be
A. lyme disease.
B. hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
C. meningococcal meningitis.
D. overdose of a narcotic substance.
