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TEST BANK FOR ADVANCED ASSESSMENT:
INTERPRETING FINDINGS AND FORMULATING
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES 4th Edition, Mary Jo
Goolsby, Laurie Grubbs-A+ GRADES-2024-2025
Chapter j1: jClinical jreasoning, jdifferential jdiagnosis, jevidence-based jpractice, jand jsymptom jana
Multiple j Choice
Identify jthe jchoice jthat jbest jcompletes jthe jstatement jor janswers jthe jquestion.
j 1. Which jtype jof jclinical jdecision-making jis jmost jreliable?
A. Intuitive
B. Analytical
C. Experiential
D. Augenblick
j 2. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jfalse? jTo jobtain jadequate jhistory, jhealth-care jproviders jmust jbe:
A. Methodical jand jsystematic
B. Attentive jto jthe jpatient‘s jverbal jand jnonverbal
jlanguage
C. Able jto jaccurately jinterpret jthe jpatient‘s jresponses
D. Adept jat jreading jinto jthe jpatient‘s jstatements
j 3. Essential jparts jof ja jhealth jhistory jinclude jall jof jthe jfollowing jexcept:
A. Chief jcomplaint
B. History jof jthe jpresent jillness
C. Current jvital jsigns
D. All jof jthe jabove jare jessential jhistory
jcomponents
j 4. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jfalse? jWhile jperforming jthe jphysical jexamination, jthe jexaminer jmust jbe jable jto:
A. Differentiate jbetween jnormal jand jabnormal jfindings
B. Recall jknowledge jof ja jrange jof jconditions jand jtheir jassociated jsigns jand
jsymptoms
C. Recognize jhow jcertain jconditions jaffect jthe jresponse jto jother jconditions
D. Foresee junpredictable jfindings
j 5. The jfollowing jis jthe jleast jreliable jsource jof jinformation jfor jdiagnostic jstatistics:
A. Evidence-based jinvestigations
B. Primary jreports jof jresearch
C. Estimation jbased jon ja jprovider‘s
jexperience
D. Published jmeta-analyses
j 6. The jfollowing jcan jbe jused jto jassist jin jsound jclinical jdecision-making:
A. Algorithm jpublished jin ja jpeer-reviewed jjournal
jarticle
B. Clinical jpractice jguidelines
C. Evidence-based jresearch
D. All jof jthe jabove
j 7. If ja jdiagnostic jstudy jhas jhigh jsensitivity, j this jindicates ja:
A. High jpercentage jof jpersons jwith jthe jgiven jcondition jwill jhave jan jabnormal
jresult
B. Low jpercentage jof jpersons jwith jthe jgiven jcondition jwill jhave jan jabnormal
jresult
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C. Low jlikelihood jof jnormal jresult jin jpersons jwithout ja jgiven jcondition
D. None jof jthe jabove
j 8. If ja jdiagnostic jstudy jhas jhigh jspecificity, j this jindicates ja:
A. Low jpercentage jof jhealthy jindividuals jwill jshow ja jnormal jresult
B. High jpercentage jof jhealthy jindividuals jwill jshow ja jnormal jresult
C. High jpercentage jof jindividuals jwith ja jdisorder jwill jshow ja jnormal
jresult
D. Low jpercentage jof jindividuals jwith ja jdisorder jwill jshow jan jabnormal
jresult
j 9. A jlikelihood jratio jabove j1 jindicates jthat ja jdiagnostic jtest jshowing ja:
A. Positive jresult jis jstrongly jassociated jwith jthe jdisease
B. Negative jresult jis jstrongly jassociated jwith jabsence jof jthe
jdisease
C. Positive jresult jis jweakly jassociated jwith jthe jdisease
D. Negative jresult jis jweakly jassociated jwith jabsence jof jthe
jdisease
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j 10. Which jof jthe jfollowing jclinical jreasoning jtools jis jdefined jas jevidence-based jresource jbased jon jmathematical jmodeling
to jexpress jthe jlikelihood jof ja jcondition jin jselect jsituations, jsettings, jand/or jpatients?
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TEST BANK FOR ADVANCED ASSESSMENT:
INTERPRETING FINDINGS AND FORMULATING
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES 4th Edition, Mary Jo
Goolsby, Laurie Grubbs-A+ GRADES-2024-2025
Chapter j1: jClinical jreasoning, jdifferential jdiagnosis, jevidence-based jpractice, jand jsymptom jana
Multiple j Choice
Identify jthe jchoice jthat jbest jcompletes jthe jstatement jor janswers jthe jquestion.
j 1. Which jtype jof jclinical jdecision-making jis jmost jreliable?
A. Intuitive
B. Analytical
C. Experiential
D. Augenblick
j 2. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jfalse? jTo jobtain jadequate jhistory, jhealth-care jproviders jmust jbe:
A. Methodical jand jsystematic
B. Attentive jto jthe jpatient‘s jverbal jand jnonverbal
jlanguage
C. Able jto jaccurately jinterpret jthe jpatient‘s jresponses
D. Adept jat jreading jinto jthe jpatient‘s jstatements
j 3. Essential jparts jof ja jhealth jhistory jinclude jall jof jthe jfollowing jexcept:
A. Chief jcomplaint
B. History jof jthe jpresent jillness
C. Current jvital jsigns
D. All jof jthe jabove jare jessential jhistory
jcomponents
j 4. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jfalse? jWhile jperforming jthe jphysical jexamination, jthe jexaminer jmust jbe jable jto:
A. Differentiate jbetween jnormal jand jabnormal jfindings
B. Recall jknowledge jof ja jrange jof jconditions jand jtheir jassociated jsigns jand
jsymptoms
C. Recognize jhow jcertain jconditions jaffect jthe jresponse jto jother jconditions
D. Foresee junpredictable jfindings
j 5. The jfollowing jis jthe jleast jreliable jsource jof jinformation jfor jdiagnostic jstatistics:
A. Evidence-based jinvestigations
B. Primary jreports jof jresearch
C. Estimation jbased jon ja jprovider‘s
jexperience
D. Published jmeta-analyses
j 6. The jfollowing jcan jbe jused jto jassist jin jsound jclinical jdecision-making:
A. Algorithm jpublished jin ja jpeer-reviewed jjournal
jarticle
B. Clinical jpractice jguidelines
C. Evidence-based jresearch
D. All jof jthe jabove
j 7. If ja jdiagnostic jstudy jhas jhigh jsensitivity, j this jindicates ja:
A. High jpercentage jof jpersons jwith jthe jgiven jcondition jwill jhave jan jabnormal
jresult
B. Low jpercentage jof jpersons jwith jthe jgiven jcondition jwill jhave jan jabnormal
jresult
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C. Low jlikelihood jof jnormal jresult jin jpersons jwithout ja jgiven jcondition
D. None jof jthe jabove
j 8. If ja jdiagnostic jstudy jhas jhigh jspecificity, j this jindicates ja:
A. Low jpercentage jof jhealthy jindividuals jwill jshow ja jnormal jresult
B. High jpercentage jof jhealthy jindividuals jwill jshow ja jnormal jresult
C. High jpercentage jof jindividuals jwith ja jdisorder jwill jshow ja jnormal
jresult
D. Low jpercentage jof jindividuals jwith ja jdisorder jwill jshow jan jabnormal
jresult
j 9. A jlikelihood jratio jabove j1 jindicates jthat ja jdiagnostic jtest jshowing ja:
A. Positive jresult jis jstrongly jassociated jwith jthe jdisease
B. Negative jresult jis jstrongly jassociated jwith jabsence jof jthe
jdisease
C. Positive jresult jis jweakly jassociated jwith jthe jdisease
D. Negative jresult jis jweakly jassociated jwith jabsence jof jthe
jdisease
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j 10. Which jof jthe jfollowing jclinical jreasoning jtools jis jdefined jas jevidence-based jresource jbased jon jmathematical jmodeling
to jexpress jthe jlikelihood jof ja jcondition jin jselect jsituations, jsettings, jand/or jpatients?
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