HEALTH HISTORY STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
●● Asked about heartbeat. Answer: - reports normal heartbeat
- reports normal heart rate
- denies palpitations
- denies arrhythmia
●● Asked about high blood pressure. Answer: - denies high blood
pressure
- reports last blood pressure check Finding:
- reports last blood pressure check 140 over 80 or 90
- reports belief that current blood pressure is on the high side of normal
range
●● Asked about heart murmur. Answer: Denies heart murmur
●● Asked about swelling. Answer: Denies swelling other than foot
wound
●● Asked about blue skin. Answer: Denies blue skin
, ●● Asked about cardiac tests. Answer: - Denies having a stress test
- Denies having an echocardiogram
- Denies having a coronary artery CT scan
●● Asked about cardiac surgeries. Answer: - Denies having a heart
catheterization
- Denies having angioplasty or stent
- Denies having a pacemaker
●● Asked about chest pain. Answer: - Denies chest pain
- Denies angina
●● Asked about chest tightness. Answer: - Reports chest tightness
during asthma exacerbations
- Denies current chest tightness
●● Asked about breathing problems. Answer: - Reports wheezing
- Reports shortness of breath
- Denies waking at night, unable to breathe
- Denies sleep apnea
- Denies difficulty breathing when lying down
- Denies current breathing problems