MEAS 109 MIDTERM EXAM: ESSENTIAL
CONCEPTS AND STUDY GUIDE
What is the first step in the exam process?
Patient interview
Explain a chief complaint
A subjective statement made by the patient describing the patients most significant symptoms or signs
of illnes.
A patient's medical and health history is the basis for all treatment rendered by the
Practitioner
The patients bill of rights was written in
1973
Patients have the right to?
Receive considerate and respectful care, receive complete and current information concerning his or her
diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis; know the immediate and long term costs of treatment choices, and
receive every consideration of his or her privacy.
When did the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act began? (HIPAA)
April of 2003
Depression seems to occur most frequently during?
late adolescence & retirement
A medical history usually includes the patient's?
surgeries, known allergies, and chief complaint
Which of the following individuals are more likely to be abused?
Women, The elderly, and Children
Which of the following forms verifies that the patient understands the treatment offered and the
possible outcomes?
, Informed consent
Which of the following are readily apparent and measurable findings in the medical chart?
Objective data
A POMR has ______ components.
4
Effective methods of collecting patient data include
focusing on the patient.
asking open-ended questions.
asking hypothetical questions.
Which of the following can make elderly people dependent on a caregiver?
Physical disabilities
Mental disabilities
Which of the following types of patient information go on a registration form?
Insurance
Address
Marital status
Restatement
Repeating what the patient says in your own words
Subjective data
Thoughts, feelings, and perceptions, including the chief complaint
Objective data
Readily apparent and measurable information, such as test results
Verbalizing
Stating what you believe the patient is suggesting by the patient's response
Alternating euphoria and apprehension and an intense craving for more of the drug are symptoms of
abuse of
cocaine
Which of the following is essential to protect a patient's privacy?
Confidentiality
The abbreviation U, which stands for "unit," can be mistaken to mean
CONCEPTS AND STUDY GUIDE
What is the first step in the exam process?
Patient interview
Explain a chief complaint
A subjective statement made by the patient describing the patients most significant symptoms or signs
of illnes.
A patient's medical and health history is the basis for all treatment rendered by the
Practitioner
The patients bill of rights was written in
1973
Patients have the right to?
Receive considerate and respectful care, receive complete and current information concerning his or her
diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis; know the immediate and long term costs of treatment choices, and
receive every consideration of his or her privacy.
When did the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act began? (HIPAA)
April of 2003
Depression seems to occur most frequently during?
late adolescence & retirement
A medical history usually includes the patient's?
surgeries, known allergies, and chief complaint
Which of the following individuals are more likely to be abused?
Women, The elderly, and Children
Which of the following forms verifies that the patient understands the treatment offered and the
possible outcomes?
, Informed consent
Which of the following are readily apparent and measurable findings in the medical chart?
Objective data
A POMR has ______ components.
4
Effective methods of collecting patient data include
focusing on the patient.
asking open-ended questions.
asking hypothetical questions.
Which of the following can make elderly people dependent on a caregiver?
Physical disabilities
Mental disabilities
Which of the following types of patient information go on a registration form?
Insurance
Address
Marital status
Restatement
Repeating what the patient says in your own words
Subjective data
Thoughts, feelings, and perceptions, including the chief complaint
Objective data
Readily apparent and measurable information, such as test results
Verbalizing
Stating what you believe the patient is suggesting by the patient's response
Alternating euphoria and apprehension and an intense craving for more of the drug are symptoms of
abuse of
cocaine
Which of the following is essential to protect a patient's privacy?
Confidentiality
The abbreviation U, which stands for "unit," can be mistaken to mean
