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Bates’lGuideltolPhysicallExaminationlandlHistorylTaking,l12thlEdition
Chapterl1:lOverview:lPhysicallExaminationlandlHistorylTaking
MultiplelChoice
1. Forlwhichloflthelfollowinglpatientslwouldlalcomprehensivelhealthlhistorylbelappropriate?
A) Anewlpatientlwithlthelchieflcomplaintlofl“Ilsprainedlmylankle”
B) Anlestablishedlpatientlwithlthelchieflcomplaintlofl“Ilhavelanlupperlrespiratorylinfection”
C) Alnewlpatientlwithlthelchieflcomplaintlofl“Ilamlhereltolestablishlcare”
D) Anewlpatientlwithlthelchieflcomplaintlofl“Ilcutlmylhand”
Ans:lClC
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PagelandlHeader:l 4,lPatientlAssessment:lComprehensivelorlFocused
Feedback:l Thislpatientlislhereltolestablishlcare,landlbecauselshelislnewltolyou,lalcomprehensivelhealt
hlhistorylislappropriate.
2. Thelcomponentsloflthelhealthlhistorylincludelallloflthelfollowinglexceptlwhichlone?
A) Reviewloflsystems
B) Thoraxlandllungs
C) Presentlillness
D) Personallandlsociallitems
Ans:lBlC
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PagelandlHeader:l 4,lPatientlAssessment:lComprehensivelorlFocused
Feedback:l Thelthoraxlandllungslarelpartloflthelphysicallexamination,lnotlpartloflthelhealthlhistory.l T
helotherslanswerslarelalllpartloflalcompletelhealthlhistory.
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3. Islthelfollowinglinformationlsubjectivelorlobjective?
Mr.lM.lhaslshortnessloflbreathlthatlhaslpersistedlforlthelpastl10ldays;litlislworselwithlactivityandlrelievedlbyl
rest.
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A) Subjective
B) Objective
Ans:lAlC
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PagelandlHeader:l 6,lDifferenceslBetweenlSubjectivelandlObjectivelData
Feedback:l Thislislinformationlgivenlbylthelpatientlaboutlthelcircumstancesloflhislchieflcomplaint.l Itl
doeslnotlrepresentlanlobjectivelobservationlbylthelexaminer.
4. Islthelfollowinglinformationlsubjectivelorlobjective?lMr.l
M.lhaslalrespiratorylratelofl32landlalpulselratelofl120.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
Ans:lBlC
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PagelandlHeader:l 6,lDifferenceslBetweenlSubjectivelandlObjectivelData
Feedback:l Thislislalmeasurementlobtainedlbylthelexaminer,lsolitlislconsideredlobjectiveldata.lThelpati
entlislunlikelyltolbelableltolgivelthislinformationltolthelexaminer.
5. Thelfollowinglinformationlislrecordedlinlthelhealthlhistory:l“Thelpatientlhaslhadlabdominallpainl
forl1lweek.lThelpainllastslforl30lminuteslatlaltime;litlcomeslandlgoes.lThelseveritylisl7ltol9lonlalscalelofl
1ltol10.lItlislaccompaniedlbylnausealandlvomiting.lItlisllocatedlinlthelmid-lepigastriclarea.”
Whichlofltheselcategoriesldoeslitlbelonglto?
A) Chieflcomplaint
B) Presentlillness
C) Personallandlsociallhistory
D) Reviewloflsystems
Ans:lBlC
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PagelandlHeader:l 6,lThelComprehensivelAdultlHealthlHistory
Feedback:lThislinformationldescribeslthelproblemloflabdominallpain,lwhichlislthelpresentlillness.lTh
elinterviewerlhaslobtainedlthellocation,ltiming,lseverity,landlassociatedlmanifestationsloflthelpain.lTh
elinterviewerlwilllstilllneedltolobtainlinformationlconcerninglthelqualityloflthelpain,lthelsettinglinlwhi
chlitloccurred,landlthelfactorslthatlaggravatelandlalleviatelthelpain.lYou
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willlnoticelthatlitldoeslincludelportionsloflthelpertinentlreviewloflsystems,lbutlbecauselitlrelatesldirectlyltolt
helcomplaint,litlislincludedlinlthelhistoryloflpresentlillness.
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