CH. 5 Seidel's Guide to Physical
Examination 2026 Questions and Answers
Graded A+
During the course of the interview, you should:
a. take no notes of any kind.
b. take brief written notes.
c. take detailed written notes.
d. repeat pertinent comments into a Dictaphone.
e. interrupt the interview to formulate your thoughts. - Correct answer-ANS: B
During the interviewing process, it is important to maintain eye contact with the
patient and to spend as little time as possible looking at your notes, so brief written
notes are more practical. Later you can go back and formulate a well-versed
history by linking all the pieces together.
Subjective and symptomatic data are:
©COPYRIGHT 2026, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,a. documented in your assessment.
b. not mentioned in the legal chart.
c. placed in the history sections.
d. recorded with the examination technique.
e. documented with the findings. - Correct answer-ANS: C
Subjective data, as well as symptomatic data, should not be part of the physical
examination findings; rather, their documentation is appropriate for the history
portion.
The quality of a symptom, such as pain, is subjective information that should be:
a. deferred until the cause is determined.
b. described in the history using a 0 to 10 scale.
c. placed in the past medical history section.
d. placed in the history with objective data.
e. interpreted in light of your physical findings. - Correct answer-ANS: B
©COPYRIGHT 2026, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
, Pain is subjective, and only the patient can rate the perceived severity. Pain,
therefore, should be recorded in the history using a 0 to 10 scale.
Drawing of stick figures is most useful to:
a. compare findings in the extremities.
b. demonstrate radiation of pain.
c. indicate organ enlargement.
d. indicate mobility of masses.
e. indicate consistency of lymph nodes. - Correct answer-ANS: A
Simple drawings, such as stick figures, are more practical illustrations for findings
in the extremities. Radiation of pain, organ enlargement, consistency of lymph
nodes, and mobility of masses would not be adequately described by such simple
drawings.
Which of the following is an example of a problem requiring recording on the
patient's problem list?
a. Common age variations
©COPYRIGHT 2026, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3
Examination 2026 Questions and Answers
Graded A+
During the course of the interview, you should:
a. take no notes of any kind.
b. take brief written notes.
c. take detailed written notes.
d. repeat pertinent comments into a Dictaphone.
e. interrupt the interview to formulate your thoughts. - Correct answer-ANS: B
During the interviewing process, it is important to maintain eye contact with the
patient and to spend as little time as possible looking at your notes, so brief written
notes are more practical. Later you can go back and formulate a well-versed
history by linking all the pieces together.
Subjective and symptomatic data are:
©COPYRIGHT 2026, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,a. documented in your assessment.
b. not mentioned in the legal chart.
c. placed in the history sections.
d. recorded with the examination technique.
e. documented with the findings. - Correct answer-ANS: C
Subjective data, as well as symptomatic data, should not be part of the physical
examination findings; rather, their documentation is appropriate for the history
portion.
The quality of a symptom, such as pain, is subjective information that should be:
a. deferred until the cause is determined.
b. described in the history using a 0 to 10 scale.
c. placed in the past medical history section.
d. placed in the history with objective data.
e. interpreted in light of your physical findings. - Correct answer-ANS: B
©COPYRIGHT 2026, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
, Pain is subjective, and only the patient can rate the perceived severity. Pain,
therefore, should be recorded in the history using a 0 to 10 scale.
Drawing of stick figures is most useful to:
a. compare findings in the extremities.
b. demonstrate radiation of pain.
c. indicate organ enlargement.
d. indicate mobility of masses.
e. indicate consistency of lymph nodes. - Correct answer-ANS: A
Simple drawings, such as stick figures, are more practical illustrations for findings
in the extremities. Radiation of pain, organ enlargement, consistency of lymph
nodes, and mobility of masses would not be adequately described by such simple
drawings.
Which of the following is an example of a problem requiring recording on the
patient's problem list?
a. Common age variations
©COPYRIGHT 2026, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3
