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For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be important?
A) A new patient with the chief complaint of "I sprained my ankle"
B) An established patient with the chief complaint of "I have an upper respiratory
infection"
C) A new patient with the chief complaint of "I am here to establish care"
D) A new patient with the chief complaint of "I cut my hand"
C. A new patient with the chief complaint of "I am here to establish care"
The components of the health history include all of the following except which one?
A) Review of systems
B) Thorax and lungs
C) Present illness
D) Personal and social items
B. Thorax and lungs
,Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse with
activity and relieved by rest.
A. Subjective
B. Objective
A. Subjective
Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a pulse rate of 120.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
B. Objective
The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient has had
abdominal pain for 1 week. The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and goes.
The severity is 7 to 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It
is located in the midepigastric area."
Which of these categories does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
,C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
B. Present Illness
The following information is recorded in the health history: "The patient completed 8th
grade.
He currently lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the weekend.
He
works in a glass factory during the week."
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
C. Personal and social history
The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel really tired."
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
, C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
A. Chief Complaint
The following information is recorded in the health history: "Patient denies chest pain,
palpitations, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea."
Which category does it belong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
D. Review of Systems
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient has had three cesarean sections."
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
D) Psychiatric
B. Surgeries