Differential Diagnosis Practical Study Questions and Answers Graded A+

Differential Diagnosis Practical Study Questions and Answers Graded A+ 1. What is the best follow-up question for someone who tells you that the pain is constant? a. can you use one finger to point to the pain location? b. do you have the pain right now? c. does the pain wake you up at night after you have fallen asleep? d. Is there anything that makes the better better or worse? - ANSWER-b. do you have the pain right now? 2. 52-year-old woman with shoulder pain tells you that she has pain at night that awakens her. After asking a series of follow-up questions, you are able to determine that she had trouble falling asleep because her pain increases when she goes to bed. Once she falls asleep, she wakes up as soon as she rolls onto that side. What is the most likely explanation for this pain behavior? a. Minimal distractions heighten a person's awareness of musculoskeletal discomfort. b. This is a systemic pattern that is associated with a neoplasm. c. It is impossible to tell. d. This represents a chronic clinical presentation of a musculoskeletal problem. - ANSWER-a. Minimal distractions heighten a person's awareness of musculoskeletal discomfort. 3. Referred pain patterns associated with impairment of the spleen can produce musculoskeletal symptoms in: a. left shoulder b. right shoulder c. mid-back or upper back, scapular, and right shoulder areas d. thorax, scapulae, right shoulder, or left shoulder - ANSWER-a. left shoulder 4. Associated signs and symptoms are a major red flag for pain of a systemic or visceral origin compared to musculoskeletal pain. a. true b. false - ANSWER-a. true 5. Words used to describe neurogenic pain often include: a. throbbing, pounding, beating b. crushing, shooting, pricking c. aching, heavy, sore d. agonizing, piercing, unbearable - ANSWER-b. crushing, shooting, pricking