advanced health assessment &
clinical diagnosis in primary care 6th
edition by dains (with answer key)
,table of contents
chapter 1: clinical reasoning, differential diagnosis, evidence-based
practice, and symptom ana ................................................................4
chapter 2. evidence-based health screening ..................................... 11
chapter 3. abdomen ......................................................................... 24
chapter 4: affective changes ............................................................. 57
chapter 5: amenorrhea .................................................................... 72
chapter 6. breasts lumps and nipple discharge ................................. 74
chapter 7. breast pain ...................................................................... 83
chapter 8: chest pain ........................................................................ 87
chapter 9. confusion in older adults .................................................. 92
chapter 10: constipation................................................................. 100
chapter 11: cough .......................................................................... 103
chapter 12: diarrhea ...................................................................... 108
chapter 13: dizziness ...................................................................... 118
chapter 14. dyspnea ....................................................................... 121
chapter 15. earache ....................................................................... 139
chapter 16: fatigue......................................................................... 147
chapter 17. fever ............................................................................ 151
chapter 18: male genitourinary problems ....................................... 156
chapter 19. headache ..................................................................... 181
chapter 20: heartburn and indigestion............................................ 194
chapter 22: lower extremity limb pain ............................................ 199
chapter 23: upper extremity limb pain ............................................ 203
chapter 24: low back pain (acute) ................................................... 205
,chapter 25.: nasal symptoms and sinus congestion ......................... 209
chapter 26: palpitations ................................................................. 216
chapter 27 penile discharge ............................................................ 220
chapter 28 rashes and skin lesions .................................................. 238
chapter 29: rectal pain, itching, and bleeding ................................. 254
chapter 30. red eye ........................................................................ 256
chapter 31: sleep problems ............................................................ 272
chapter 32. sore throat................................................................... 283
chapter 33: syncope ....................................................................... 288
chapter 34 urinary incontinence ..................................................... 291
chapter 35 urinary problems in females and children ...................... 303
chapter 36. vaginal bleeding .......................................................... 308
chapter 37. vaginal discharge and itching....................................... 312
chapter 38: vision loss .................................................................... 338
chapter 39: weight loss/gain(unintentional) ................................... 360
, chapter 1: clinical reasoning, differential diagnosis, evidence-based
practice, and symptom ana
multiple choice
identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
1. which type of clinical decision-making is most reliable?
a. intuitive
b. analytical
c. experiential
d. augenblick
2. which of the following is false? to obtain adequate history,
health-care providers must be:
a. methodical and systematic
b. attentive to the patient’s verbal and nonverbal language
c. able to accurately interpret the patient’s responses
d. adept at reading into the patient’s statements
3. essential parts of a health history include all of the following
except: