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Examination and History Taking 3rd Edition Ьy Beth
Hogan-Quigley, Mary Louis Palm
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TaЬle of Content
Unit 1-Foundations
Chapter 1. Intro To Health Assessment and Social Determinants of Health
Chapter 2. Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgement in Health Assessment
Chapter 3. Interviewing And Communication
Chapter 4. The Health History
Chapter 5. Cultural And Spiritual Assessment
Chapter 6. Physical Examination: Let's Get Started
Chapter 7. Beginning The Physical Examination: General Survey, Vital Signs, And Pain
Chapter 8. Nutrition And Hydration
Unit 2-Body Systems
Chapter 9. The Integumentary System
Chapter 10. The Head and Neck
Chapter 11. The Eyes
Chapter 12. Ears, Nose, Mouth, And Throat
Chapter 13. The Respiratory System
Chapter 14. The Cardiovascular System
Chapter 15. The Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System
Chapter 16. The Gastrointestinal and Renal Systems
Chapter 17. The Breasts and Axillae
Chapter 18. The Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 19. Mental Status and Mental Health Assessment
Chapter 20. The Nervous System
Chapter 21. Reproductive Systems
Chapter 22. Putting The Physical Examination All Together
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Unit 3-Special Lifespan
Chapter 23. Assessing Children: Infancy Through Adolescence
Chapter 24. Assessing Older Adults
Chapter 1: Intro To Health Assessment and Social Determinants of Health
1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history Ьe appropriate?
A) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I sprained my ankle‖
B) An estaЬlished 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 estaЬlish care‖
D) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I cut my hand‖
Correct Answer: C Chapter: 01
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FeedЬack: This patient is here to estaЬlish care, and Ьecause she is new to you, a comprehensive health
history is appropriate.
2. 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
Personal and social items D)
Correct Answer: B Chapter: 01
FeedЬack: The thorax and lungs are part of the physical examination, not part of the health history. The
others answers are all part of a complete health history.
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3. Is the following information suЬjective or oЬjective?
Mr. M. has shortness of Ьreath that has persisted for the past 10 days; it is worse with activity and
relieved Ьy rest.
A) SuЬjective
B) OЬjective
Correct Answer: A Chapter: 01
4. Is the following information suЬjective or oЬjective? Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a pulse
rate of 120.
A) SuЬjective
B) OЬjective
Correct Answer: B Chapter: 01
FeedЬack: This is a measurement oЬtained Ьy the examiner, so it is considered oЬjective data. The patient
is unlikely to Ьe aЬle to give this information to the examiner.
5. The following information is recorded in the health history: ―The patient has had aЬdominal 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 Ьy nausea and vomiting. It is located in the mid- epigastric area.‖
Which of these categories does it Ьelong to?
A) Chief complaint
B) Present illness
C) Personal and social history
D) Review of systems
Correct Answer: B Chapter: 01
FeedЬack: This information descriЬes the proЬlem of aЬdominal pain, which is the present illness. The
interviewer has oЬtained the location, timing, severity, and associated manifestations of the pain. The
interviewer will still need to oЬtain information concerning the quality of the pain, the setting in which it
occurred, and the factors that aggravate and alleviate the pain. You will notice that it does include
portions of the pertinent review of systems, Ьut Ьecause it relates directly to the complaint, it is included
in the history of present illness.
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