ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT MIDTERM
REVIEW OF QUIZ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES GRADED A.
The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel really
tired."
Which category does it belong to?
Chief complaint
Present illness
Personal and social history
Review of systems - ANSWER---Chief complaint
The chief complaint is an attempt to quote the patient's own words, as
long as they are suitable to print. It is brief, like a headline, and further
details should be sought in the present illness section. The above
information is a chief complaint.
The following information is recorded in the health history: "Patient
denies chest pain, palpitations, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal
dyspnea."
Which category does it belong to?
, ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT MIDTERM
REVIEW OF QUIZ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES GRADED A.
Chief complaint
Present illness
Personal and social history
Review of systems - ANSWER---Review of systems
Review of systems documents the presence or absence of common
symptoms related to each major body system. The absence of cardiac
symptoms is listed in the above example.
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient has had three cesarean sections."
Adult illnesses
Surgeries
Obstetrics/gynecology
Psychiatric - ANSWER---Surgeries
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A cesarean section is a surgical procedure. Approximate dates or the age
of the patient at the time of the surgery should also be recorded.
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending artery
(LAD) in 1999."
Adult illnesses
Surgeries
Obstetrics/gynecology
Psychiatric - ANSWER---Adult illnesses
The adult illnesses category is reserved for chronic illnesses, significant
hospitalizations, significant injuries, and significant procedures. A stent is
a major procedure but does not involve a surgeon.
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient was treated for an asthma exacerbation in the hospital last
year; the patient has never been intubated."
, ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT MIDTERM
REVIEW OF QUIZ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES GRADED A.
Adult illnesses
Surgeries
Obstetrics/gynecology
Psychiatric - ANSWER---Adult illnesses
This is information about a significant hospitalization and should be
placed in the adult illnesses section. If the patient is being seen for an
asthma exacerbation, you may consider placing this information in the
present illness section, because it relates to the chief complaint at that
visit.
A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest pain which
increases with breathing. Which anatomic area would you localize the
symptom to?
Musculoskeletal
Reproductive
REVIEW OF QUIZ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES GRADED A.
The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel really
tired."
Which category does it belong to?
Chief complaint
Present illness
Personal and social history
Review of systems - ANSWER---Chief complaint
The chief complaint is an attempt to quote the patient's own words, as
long as they are suitable to print. It is brief, like a headline, and further
details should be sought in the present illness section. The above
information is a chief complaint.
The following information is recorded in the health history: "Patient
denies chest pain, palpitations, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal
dyspnea."
Which category does it belong to?
, ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT MIDTERM
REVIEW OF QUIZ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES GRADED A.
Chief complaint
Present illness
Personal and social history
Review of systems - ANSWER---Review of systems
Review of systems documents the presence or absence of common
symptoms related to each major body system. The absence of cardiac
symptoms is listed in the above example.
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient has had three cesarean sections."
Adult illnesses
Surgeries
Obstetrics/gynecology
Psychiatric - ANSWER---Surgeries
, ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT MIDTERM
REVIEW OF QUIZ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES GRADED A.
A cesarean section is a surgical procedure. Approximate dates or the age
of the patient at the time of the surgery should also be recorded.
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending artery
(LAD) in 1999."
Adult illnesses
Surgeries
Obstetrics/gynecology
Psychiatric - ANSWER---Adult illnesses
The adult illnesses category is reserved for chronic illnesses, significant
hospitalizations, significant injuries, and significant procedures. A stent is
a major procedure but does not involve a surgeon.
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient was treated for an asthma exacerbation in the hospital last
year; the patient has never been intubated."
, ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT MIDTERM
REVIEW OF QUIZ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES GRADED A.
Adult illnesses
Surgeries
Obstetrics/gynecology
Psychiatric - ANSWER---Adult illnesses
This is information about a significant hospitalization and should be
placed in the adult illnesses section. If the patient is being seen for an
asthma exacerbation, you may consider placing this information in the
present illness section, because it relates to the chief complaint at that
visit.
A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest pain which
increases with breathing. Which anatomic area would you localize the
symptom to?
Musculoskeletal
Reproductive
