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1. Forcwhichcofcthecfollowingcpatientscwouldcaccomprehensivechealthchistorycbecappropriate?
A) Anewcpatientcwithcthecchiefccomplaintcofc“Icsprainedcmycankle”
B) Ancestablishedcpatientcwithcthecchiefccomplaintcofc“Ichavecancuppercrespiratorycinfection”
C) Acnewcpatientcwithcthecchiefccomplaintcofc“Icamcherectocestablishc care”
D) Anewcpatientcwithcthecchiefccomplaintcofc“Iccutcmychand”
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2. Theccomponentscofcthechealthchistorycincludecallcofcthecfollowingcexceptcwhichcone?
A) Reviewcofcsystems
B) Thoraxcandclungs
C) Presentcillness
D) Personalcandcsocialcitems
Ans:cBcC
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Feedback:c Thecthoraxcandclungscarecpartcofcthecphysicalcexamination,cnotcpartcofcthechealthchi
story.c Thecotherscanswerscarecallcpartcofcaccompletechealthchistory.
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3. Iscthecfollowingcinformationcsubjectivecorcobjective?
Mr.cM.chascshortnesscofcbreathcthatchascpersistedcforcthecpastc10cdays;citciscworsecwithcactivityandcrel
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A) Subjective
B) Objective
Ans:cAc
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Feedback:c Thisciscinformationcgivencbycthecpatientcaboutctheccircumstancescofchiscchiefcc
omplaint.c Itcdoescnotcrepresentcancobjectivecobservationcbycthecexaminer.
4. Iscthecfollowingcinformationcsubjectivecorcobjective?cM
r.cM.chascacrespiratorycratecofc32candcacpulsecratecofc120.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
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hecpatientciscunlikelyctocbecablectocgivecthiscinformationctocthecexaminer.
5. Thecfollowingcinformationciscrecordedcincthechealthchistory:c“Thecpatientchaschadcabdominalcpa
incforc1cweek.cThecpainclastscforc30cminutescatcactime;citccomescandcgoes.cThecseveritycisc7ctoc9concacs
calecofc1ctoc10.cItciscaccompaniedcbycnauseacandcvomiting.cItcisclocatedcincthecmid-
cepigastriccarea.”
Whichcofctheseccategoriescdoescitcbelongcto?
A) Chiefccomplaint
B) Presentcillness
C) Personalcandcsocialchistory
D) Reviewcofcsystems
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ain.cThecinterviewercwillcstillcneedctocobtaincinformationcconcerningcthecqualitycofcthecpain,cthecse
ttingcincwhichcitcoccurred,candcthecfactorscthatcaggravatecandcalleviatecthecpain.cYou
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ectlyctoctheccomplaint,citciscincludedcincthechistorycofcpresentcillness.
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