BATES GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
TWELFTH EDITION CHAPTERS 1-20
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is subjective data? Answer: What the patient tells you.
◉ What is objective data? Answer: What you detect during the
examination.
◉ What are chief complaint(s)? Answer: The one or more symptoms or
concerns causing the patient to seek care.
◉ When reviewing the systems of a patient, what does the general
category consist of? Answer: Usual weight, recent weight change, any
clothes that fit more tightly or loosely than before; weakness, fatigue,
fever.
◉ When reviewing the systems of a patient, what does the skin category
consist of? Answer: Rashes, lumps, sores, itching, dryness, color change,
changes in hair or nails, changes in size or color of moles.moles.
, ◉ When reviewing the systems of a patient, what are you looking for in
the head, eyes, ears nose, and throat (HEENT) category? Answer: Head:
Headache, head injury, dizziness, lightheadedness.
Eyes: Vision, glasses or contact lenses, last examination, pain, redness,
excessive tearing, double or blurred vision, spots, specks,
flashing lights, glaucoma, cataracts.
Ears: Hearing, tinnitus, vertigo, earache, infection, discharge. If hearing
is decreased, use or nonuse of hearing aid.
Nose and sinuses: Frequent colds, nasal stuffiness, discharge or itching,
hay fever, nosebleeds, sinus trouble.
Throat (or mouth and pharynx): Condition of teeth and gums; bleeding
gums; dentures, if any, and how they fit; last dental examination; sore
tongue; dry mouth; frequent sore throats; hoarseness.
◉ When reviewing the systems of a patient, what are you looking for in
the neck category? Answer: Lumps, "swollen glands," goiter, pain,
stiffness.
◉ When reviewing the systems of a patient, what are you looking for in
the breast category consist of? Answer: Lumps, pain or discomfort,
nipple discharge,
self-examination practices.
TWELFTH EDITION CHAPTERS 1-20
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is subjective data? Answer: What the patient tells you.
◉ What is objective data? Answer: What you detect during the
examination.
◉ What are chief complaint(s)? Answer: The one or more symptoms or
concerns causing the patient to seek care.
◉ When reviewing the systems of a patient, what does the general
category consist of? Answer: Usual weight, recent weight change, any
clothes that fit more tightly or loosely than before; weakness, fatigue,
fever.
◉ When reviewing the systems of a patient, what does the skin category
consist of? Answer: Rashes, lumps, sores, itching, dryness, color change,
changes in hair or nails, changes in size or color of moles.moles.
, ◉ When reviewing the systems of a patient, what are you looking for in
the head, eyes, ears nose, and throat (HEENT) category? Answer: Head:
Headache, head injury, dizziness, lightheadedness.
Eyes: Vision, glasses or contact lenses, last examination, pain, redness,
excessive tearing, double or blurred vision, spots, specks,
flashing lights, glaucoma, cataracts.
Ears: Hearing, tinnitus, vertigo, earache, infection, discharge. If hearing
is decreased, use or nonuse of hearing aid.
Nose and sinuses: Frequent colds, nasal stuffiness, discharge or itching,
hay fever, nosebleeds, sinus trouble.
Throat (or mouth and pharynx): Condition of teeth and gums; bleeding
gums; dentures, if any, and how they fit; last dental examination; sore
tongue; dry mouth; frequent sore throats; hoarseness.
◉ When reviewing the systems of a patient, what are you looking for in
the neck category? Answer: Lumps, "swollen glands," goiter, pain,
stiffness.
◉ When reviewing the systems of a patient, what are you looking for in
the breast category consist of? Answer: Lumps, pain or discomfort,
nipple discharge,
self-examination practices.
