Advanced Health Assessment Midterm
Review Exam Question And Answers
2024
For which of the following patients would a
comprehensive health history be appropriate?
A new patient with the chief complaint of "I sprained my
ankle"
An established patient with the chief complaint of "I have
an upper respiratory infection"
A new patient with the chief complaint of "I am here to
establish care"
A new patient with the chief complaint of "I cut my hand"
- correct answers✅A new patient with the chief
complaint of "I am here to establish care"
This patient is here to establish care, and because she is
new to you, a comprehensive health history is
appropriate.
The components of the health history include all of the
following except which one?
,Advanced Health Assessment Midterm
Review Exam Question And Answers
2024
Review of systems
Thorax and lungs
Present illness
Personal and social items - correct answers✅Thorax
and lungs
The thorax and lungs are part of the physical
examination, not part of the health history. The others
answers are all part of a complete health history.
Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the
past 10 days; it is worse with activity and relieved by rest.
- correct answers✅Subjective
This is information given by the patient about the
circumstances of his chief complaint. It does not
represent an objective observation by the examiner.
Is the following information subjective or objective?
,Advanced Health Assessment Midterm
Review Exam Question And Answers
2024
Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a pulse rate of
120. - correct answers✅Objective
This is a measurement obtained by the examiner, so it is
considered objective data. The patient is unlikely to be
able to give this information to the examiner.
The following information is recorded in the health
history: "The patient has had abdominal pain for 1 week.
The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and
goes. The severity is 7 to 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. It is
accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is located in the
mid-epigastric area."
Which of these categories does it belong to?
Chief complaint
Present illness
Personal and social history
Review of systems - correct answers✅Present illness
, Advanced Health Assessment Midterm
Review Exam Question And Answers
2024
This information describes the problem of abdominal
pain, which is the present illness. The interviewer has
obtained the location, timing, severity, and associated
manifestations of the pain. The interviewer will still need
to obtain information concerning the quality of the pain,
the setting in which it occurred, and the factors that
aggravate and alleviate the pain. You will notice that it
does include portions of the pertinent review of systems,
but because it relates directly to the complaint, it is
included in the history of present illness.
The following information is recorded in the health
history: "The patient completed 8th grade. He currently
lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars
on the weekend. He works in a glass factory during the
week."
Which category does it belong to?
Chief complaint
Present illness
Personal and social history
Review Exam Question And Answers
2024
For which of the following patients would a
comprehensive health history be appropriate?
A new patient with the chief complaint of "I sprained my
ankle"
An established patient with the chief complaint of "I have
an upper respiratory infection"
A new patient with the chief complaint of "I am here to
establish care"
A new patient with the chief complaint of "I cut my hand"
- correct answers✅A new patient with the chief
complaint of "I am here to establish care"
This patient is here to establish care, and because she is
new to you, a comprehensive health history is
appropriate.
The components of the health history include all of the
following except which one?
,Advanced Health Assessment Midterm
Review Exam Question And Answers
2024
Review of systems
Thorax and lungs
Present illness
Personal and social items - correct answers✅Thorax
and lungs
The thorax and lungs are part of the physical
examination, not part of the health history. The others
answers are all part of a complete health history.
Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the
past 10 days; it is worse with activity and relieved by rest.
- correct answers✅Subjective
This is information given by the patient about the
circumstances of his chief complaint. It does not
represent an objective observation by the examiner.
Is the following information subjective or objective?
,Advanced Health Assessment Midterm
Review Exam Question And Answers
2024
Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a pulse rate of
120. - correct answers✅Objective
This is a measurement obtained by the examiner, so it is
considered objective data. The patient is unlikely to be
able to give this information to the examiner.
The following information is recorded in the health
history: "The patient has had abdominal pain for 1 week.
The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and
goes. The severity is 7 to 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. It is
accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is located in the
mid-epigastric area."
Which of these categories does it belong to?
Chief complaint
Present illness
Personal and social history
Review of systems - correct answers✅Present illness
, Advanced Health Assessment Midterm
Review Exam Question And Answers
2024
This information describes the problem of abdominal
pain, which is the present illness. The interviewer has
obtained the location, timing, severity, and associated
manifestations of the pain. The interviewer will still need
to obtain information concerning the quality of the pain,
the setting in which it occurred, and the factors that
aggravate and alleviate the pain. You will notice that it
does include portions of the pertinent review of systems,
but because it relates directly to the complaint, it is
included in the history of present illness.
The following information is recorded in the health
history: "The patient completed 8th grade. He currently
lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars
on the weekend. He works in a glass factory during the
week."
Which category does it belong to?
Chief complaint
Present illness
Personal and social history
