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Chapter w w 1. w w Assessment w w and w w Clinical w w Decision-Making: w w Overview
Multiple Choice w w
Identify themchoice that
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w w 1. Which w w type w w of w w clinical w w decision-making w w is w w most w w reliable?
A. Intuitive
B. Analytical
C. Experiential
D. Augenblick
w w 2. Which of the following is false?
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w w history, w w health- care providers must be:
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A. Methodical w wand systematic w w
B. Attentive w w to the patient’s
w w w w w w verbal
and w w
nonverbal w w language
C. Able to w w w w accurately w w interpret w w the
patient’s w w
responses
D. Adept at w w w w reading ww into w w the w w patient’s
statements
w w 3. Essential w w parts w w of w w a w w health w w history w w include w w all w w of w w the w w following
ww except:
A. Chief complaint w w
B. History of the present w w w w w w w w illness
C. Current vital signs w w w w
D. All of the above are
ww w w w w w w w w essential
history
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components
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Which of the following is false? While performing the
w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w
w w physical examina tion, the examiner must be able to:
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A. Differentiate between normal and ww w w w w
abnormal findings ww w w
B. Recall knowledge of a range of ww w w w w w w w w
conditions w w
and their associated signs and w w w w w w w w
symptoms w w
C. Recognize how certain conditions w w w w w w
affect w w
the response to other conditions w w w w w w w w
D. Foresee unpredictable findings w w w w
w 5.w
The w w following is w w w w the w w least w w reliable w w source w w of w w information w w for w w diagnostic w w statistic
s:
A. Evidence-based investigations ww ww
B. Primary reports of research
w w w w w w
C. Estimation based on a provider’s w w w w w w w w
experience
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D. Published w w meta-analyses
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w w 6. The w w following w w can w w be w w used w w to w w assist w w in w w sound w w clinical w w decision-
making:
A. Algorithm published in a peer-reviewed
ww w w ww ww
journal article
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B. Clinical practice guidelines
w w w w
C. Evidence-based research ww ww
D. All of the above
ww w w w w
w w 7. If w w a w w diagnostic w w study w w has high sensitivity, this indicates a:
w w w w w w w w w w
A. High percentage of persons with
w w w w w w w w
the given
w w w w
condition will have an abnormal w w w w w w w w
result
w w
B. Low percentage of persons with
w w w w w w w w
the given
w w w w
condition will have an abnormal w w w w w w w w
result
w w
C. Low likelihood of normal result
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inw w
persons without a given condition
w w w w w w w w
D. None of the above w w w w w w
w w 8. If w w a w w diagnostic w w study w w has high specificity, this indicates a:
w w w w w w w w w w
A. Low percentage of healthy
w w w w w w
individuals
w w
will show a normal result
ww w w w w w w
B. High percentage of healthy
w w w w w w
individuals
w w
will show a normal result
ww w w w w w w
C. High percentage of individuals with
w w w w w w w w
a w w
disorder will show a normal result
w w w w w w w w w w
D. Low percentage of individuals with
w w w w w w w w
a w w
disorder will show an abnormal
w w w w w w w w
result
w w
w w 9. A likelihood
ww w w ratio w w above w w 1 w w indicates w w that w w a w w diagnostic w w test w w showing
wwa:
A. Positive result is strongly associated
w w w w w w w w
with
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the diseasew w
B. Negative result is strongly w w w w w w
associated with
w w w w
absence of the disease w w w w w w
C. Positive result is weakly associated
w w w w w w w w
with
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the diseasew w
D. Negative result is weakly associated
w w w w w w w w
with
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absence of the disease w w w w w w
w 10. Which of the following clinical reasoning tools is defined
w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w
w w as w w evidence- based resource based on mathematical modeling to express
ww w w w w w w w w w w w w w w
Study Material
Chapter w w 1. w w Assessment w w and w w Clinical w w Decision-Making: w w Overview
Multiple Choice w w
Identify themchoice that
ww ww w w best w w completes the ww ww statement w w or answers the
ww ww ww question.
w w 1. Which w w type w w of w w clinical w w decision-making w w is w w most w w reliable?
A. Intuitive
B. Analytical
C. Experiential
D. Augenblick
w w 2. Which of the following is false?
w w w w w w w w w w w w To w w obtain w w adequate
w w history, w w health- care providers must be:
ww ww ww ww
A. Methodical w wand systematic w w
B. Attentive w w to the patient’s
w w w w w w verbal
and w w
nonverbal w w language
C. Able to w w w w accurately w w interpret w w the
patient’s w w
responses
D. Adept at w w w w reading ww into w w the w w patient’s
statements
w w 3. Essential w w parts w w of w w a w w health w w history w w include w w all w w of w w the w w following
ww except:
A. Chief complaint w w
B. History of the present w w w w w w w w illness
C. Current vital signs w w w w
D. All of the above are
ww w w w w w w w w essential
history
w w
components
w 4.w
Which of the following is false? While performing the
w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w
w w physical examina tion, the examiner must be able to:
w w ww w w w w w w w w w w w w
A. Differentiate between normal and ww w w w w
abnormal findings ww w w
B. Recall knowledge of a range of ww w w w w w w w w
conditions w w
and their associated signs and w w w w w w w w
symptoms w w
C. Recognize how certain conditions w w w w w w
affect w w
the response to other conditions w w w w w w w w
D. Foresee unpredictable findings w w w w
w 5.w
The w w following is w w w w the w w least w w reliable w w source w w of w w information w w for w w diagnostic w w statistic
s:
A. Evidence-based investigations ww ww
B. Primary reports of research
w w w w w w
C. Estimation based on a provider’s w w w w w w w w
experience
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D. Published w w meta-analyses
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w w 6. The w w following w w can w w be w w used w w to w w assist w w in w w sound w w clinical w w decision-
making:
A. Algorithm published in a peer-reviewed
ww w w ww ww
journal article
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B. Clinical practice guidelines
w w w w
C. Evidence-based research ww ww
D. All of the above
ww w w w w
w w 7. If w w a w w diagnostic w w study w w has high sensitivity, this indicates a:
w w w w w w w w w w
A. High percentage of persons with
w w w w w w w w
the given
w w w w
condition will have an abnormal w w w w w w w w
result
w w
B. Low percentage of persons with
w w w w w w w w
the given
w w w w
condition will have an abnormal w w w w w w w w
result
w w
C. Low likelihood of normal result
w w w w w w w w
inw w
persons without a given condition
w w w w w w w w
D. None of the above w w w w w w
w w 8. If w w a w w diagnostic w w study w w has high specificity, this indicates a:
w w w w w w w w w w
A. Low percentage of healthy
w w w w w w
individuals
w w
will show a normal result
ww w w w w w w
B. High percentage of healthy
w w w w w w
individuals
w w
will show a normal result
ww w w w w w w
C. High percentage of individuals with
w w w w w w w w
a w w
disorder will show a normal result
w w w w w w w w w w
D. Low percentage of individuals with
w w w w w w w w
a w w
disorder will show an abnormal
w w w w w w w w
result
w w
w w 9. A likelihood
ww w w ratio w w above w w 1 w w indicates w w that w w a w w diagnostic w w test w w showing
wwa:
A. Positive result is strongly associated
w w w w w w w w
with
w w
the diseasew w
B. Negative result is strongly w w w w w w
associated with
w w w w
absence of the disease w w w w w w
C. Positive result is weakly associated
w w w w w w w w
with
w w
the diseasew w
D. Negative result is weakly associated
w w w w w w w w
with
w w
absence of the disease w w w w w w
w 10. Which of the following clinical reasoning tools is defined
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w w as w w evidence- based resource based on mathematical modeling to express
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