Test Bank for Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning 4th Edition Rhoads
Chapter: Chapter 02 - Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. What are the two main general considerations of physical examinations listed in the text?
A) Preparation and sequence
B) Medical and financial
C) Patient interaction and scope
D) Inspection and palpation
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: General Considerations GRADESLAB.COM
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Physical Examination Strategies
Taxonomy: Application
2. The physician has begun her first physical examination on a new patient who has come to the clinic for
a well-patient visit. Which of the following is true?
A) The first thing the physician will do as part of the physical examination is perform the history.
B) This will likely be a head-to-toe examination.
C) As a first exam, this will likely be brief and focused.
D) The patient, on his first visit, will likely be disoriented and unaware of the physician’s tone and
expressions.
Ans: B
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: General Considerations
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Physical Examination Strategies
Taxonomy: Analysis
3. The physician records a sound as “tympanic.” The physician has just performed which assessment
technique?
A) Palpation
B) Auscultation
C) Percussion
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D) Compression
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Assessment Techniques
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Physical Examination Strategies
Taxonomy: Application
4. A physician is listening to a patient’s heart, but something has negatively impacted the sound. Which of
the following has most likely caused this?
A) Indirect rather than direct percussion
B) A double-lumen stethoscope
C) Lack of palpation
D) Loose-fitting ear tips
Ans: D
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Assessment Techniques
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Physical Examination Strategies
Taxonomy: Analysis
5. Which of the following is included on the list of basic equipment needed for a physical examination?
A) Syringe
B) Measuring tape
C) Occult blood testing materials GRADESLAB.COM
D) Culture media
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Head-to-Toe Examination
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Physical Examination Strategies
Taxonomy: Recall
6. What does a physician use the Weber and/or Rinne tests for?
A) Assessing the lungs
B) Performing an abdominal fluid wave text
C) Testing hearing
D) Observing posture and balance
Ans: C
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Head-to-Toe Examination
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Physical Examination Strategies
Taxonomy: Analysis
7. The red reflex is a test of:
A) the abdomen.
B) the spine.
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Chapter: Chapter 02 - Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. What are the two main general considerations of physical examinations listed in the text?
A) Preparation and sequence
B) Medical and financial
C) Patient interaction and scope
D) Inspection and palpation
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: General Considerations GRADESLAB.COM
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Physical Examination Strategies
Taxonomy: Application
2. The physician has begun her first physical examination on a new patient who has come to the clinic for
a well-patient visit. Which of the following is true?
A) The first thing the physician will do as part of the physical examination is perform the history.
B) This will likely be a head-to-toe examination.
C) As a first exam, this will likely be brief and focused.
D) The patient, on his first visit, will likely be disoriented and unaware of the physician’s tone and
expressions.
Ans: B
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: General Considerations
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Physical Examination Strategies
Taxonomy: Analysis
3. The physician records a sound as “tympanic.” The physician has just performed which assessment
technique?
A) Palpation
B) Auscultation
C) Percussion
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D) Compression
Ans: C
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Assessment Techniques
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Physical Examination Strategies
Taxonomy: Application
4. A physician is listening to a patient’s heart, but something has negatively impacted the sound. Which of
the following has most likely caused this?
A) Indirect rather than direct percussion
B) A double-lumen stethoscope
C) Lack of palpation
D) Loose-fitting ear tips
Ans: D
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Assessment Techniques
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Physical Examination Strategies
Taxonomy: Analysis
5. Which of the following is included on the list of basic equipment needed for a physical examination?
A) Syringe
B) Measuring tape
C) Occult blood testing materials GRADESLAB.COM
D) Culture media
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Head-to-Toe Examination
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Physical Examination Strategies
Taxonomy: Recall
6. What does a physician use the Weber and/or Rinne tests for?
A) Assessing the lungs
B) Performing an abdominal fluid wave text
C) Testing hearing
D) Observing posture and balance
Ans: C
Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Head-to-Toe Examination
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Physical Examination Strategies
Taxonomy: Analysis
7. The red reflex is a test of:
A) the abdomen.
B) the spine.
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