HEALTH ASSESSMENT - COLLECTING
HEALTH HISTORY EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE RIGHT ANSWERS .
Comprehensive Adult Health History - Correct Answer -1. Identifying data and source of
history
2. Chief complaint(s)
3. History of present illness
4. Past history
5. Family history
6. Review of systems
7. Health patterns
Identifying data and reliability - Correct Answer -1. Name, address, and phone number
2. Age and birth date
3. Sex
4. Marital status
5. Race
6. Ethnic origin
7. Occupation - usual and present
8. Source of information (reliability)
Chief complaint(s) - Correct Answer -- why the patient is coming in, in their own words
- never has a medical diagnosis
- if no compliant, what they're there for (goals)
History of present illness (HPI)
- Pertinent positives and negatives - Correct Answer -- chronological account of the problem
- onset of the problem
1
, - the setting in which it developed
- Any treatments
Pertinent positives and negatives:
- +/- do you also have congestion or runny nose? "yes/no" related to the issue at hand
- not a +/- is, "are you having difficulty urinating" when they came in for a sore throat
History of Present Illness (HPI) - Key Elements - Correct Answer -- Seven attributes of each
principle symptom (OLDCART)
- Self-treatment by patient or family
- Past occurrences of the symptoms
- Pertinent +/- from the review of systems
- Risk factors or other pertinent information related to the symptom
Past History - Correct Answer -1. Allergies
2. Medications
3. Childhood illnesses
4. Adult illnesses
5. Health Maintenance
Past History - allergies - Correct Answer -Allergies: include specific reaction, medication,
food, insects, environmental factors
- Food - if allergic to shellfish, may need a new kind of IV
Past History - Medications - Correct Answer -Medications: prescription, OTC, herbal
supplements
- OTC → can do organ damage
- Vit. D or herbal supplements → can interfere with other meds
NKDA - No known drug allergy
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HEALTH HISTORY EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE RIGHT ANSWERS .
Comprehensive Adult Health History - Correct Answer -1. Identifying data and source of
history
2. Chief complaint(s)
3. History of present illness
4. Past history
5. Family history
6. Review of systems
7. Health patterns
Identifying data and reliability - Correct Answer -1. Name, address, and phone number
2. Age and birth date
3. Sex
4. Marital status
5. Race
6. Ethnic origin
7. Occupation - usual and present
8. Source of information (reliability)
Chief complaint(s) - Correct Answer -- why the patient is coming in, in their own words
- never has a medical diagnosis
- if no compliant, what they're there for (goals)
History of present illness (HPI)
- Pertinent positives and negatives - Correct Answer -- chronological account of the problem
- onset of the problem
1
, - the setting in which it developed
- Any treatments
Pertinent positives and negatives:
- +/- do you also have congestion or runny nose? "yes/no" related to the issue at hand
- not a +/- is, "are you having difficulty urinating" when they came in for a sore throat
History of Present Illness (HPI) - Key Elements - Correct Answer -- Seven attributes of each
principle symptom (OLDCART)
- Self-treatment by patient or family
- Past occurrences of the symptoms
- Pertinent +/- from the review of systems
- Risk factors or other pertinent information related to the symptom
Past History - Correct Answer -1. Allergies
2. Medications
3. Childhood illnesses
4. Adult illnesses
5. Health Maintenance
Past History - allergies - Correct Answer -Allergies: include specific reaction, medication,
food, insects, environmental factors
- Food - if allergic to shellfish, may need a new kind of IV
Past History - Medications - Correct Answer -Medications: prescription, OTC, herbal
supplements
- OTC → can do organ damage
- Vit. D or herbal supplements → can interfere with other meds
NKDA - No known drug allergy
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