Advanced health assessment Exam Guide with
Questions and Answers/ 100% correct/ Grade
A+
What are the concepts of developing a relationship with the patient? - ✔️✔️See the patient
as a unique individual
Let them know that you really want to know all that is needed
Be open and flexible
Explain boundaries
Be honest
What is the primary objective when developing a relationship with the patient? - ✔️✔️To
discover the details about a patient's concern, explore expectations, display interest, and
partnership
What does establishing a positive relationship with the patient depend on? -
✔️✔️Communication built on courtesy, comfort, connection, and confirmation.
What are effective communication strategies when obtaining a health history? - ✔️✔️Using
open-ended questions, direct questions, rarely leading questions. Facilitate by encouraging
patient to say more. Reflect by repeating what you heard. Clarify. Empathize by showing
,understanding and acceptance. Confront by discussing disturbing behavior. Interpret by
repeating what you heard to confirm.
What are open-ended questions? - ✔️✔️Those that give the patient discretion about the
extent of the answer. Such as "How have you been feeling?" or "What brings you in today?"
What are direct questions? - ✔️✔️Those that seek specific information. Such as "How long
ago did that happen?" or "Where does it hurt?"
What are leading questions? - ✔️✔️Those that are prompting the patient toward the desired
answer and these are the most risky.
What is a patient centered question? - ✔️✔️One that respects and responds to a patient's
wants, needs, preferences so that they can make choices in their care that best fit their
individual circumstances. Such as "How would you like to be addressed?", "What would you
like us to do today?", "How are you coping with your illness?".
What are potential barriers of patient and provider communication? - ✔️✔️When the patient
is curious about you, anxiety, silence, depression, crying/compassionate moments, physical &
emotional intimacy, seduction, anger, avoiding the full story, financial considerations.
,What is the structure and components of the patient history? - ✔️✔️Patient identifiers, chief
complaint, history of present illness, past medical history, family history, personal/social
history, review of systems
What kind of patient information is obtained in the patient identifier component of the patient
history? - ✔️✔️name, age, gender, race, occupation, date, time, and referral source
What kind of patient information is obtained in the chief complaint component of the patient
history? - ✔️✔️a brief statement about why the patient is seeking care while probing for
underlying concerns.
What kind of patient information is obtained in the HPI component of the patient history? -
✔️✔️a chronological order of events leading up to the presenting problem, health status
prior to the onset, a complete description of first symptoms, symptom analysis (onset,
location, description, duration, intensity, character, aggravating factors, alleviating factors),
impact on patients lifestyle, medications or treatments tried
What kind of information is obtained in the PMH component of the patient history? -
✔️✔️general health/strength
childhood illnesses
major adult illnesses and chronic diseases
, immunization
surgeries (dates, hospital, diagnosis, complications)
serious injuries resulting in disability
limitation of ability to function d/t past events
medications
allergies (meds, environment, seasonal, food)
transfusions
recent screening tests
emotional status
What kind of information is obtained in the family history component of the patient history? -
✔️✔️Any relevant medical problems for both immediate and non-immediate family
members
What kind of information is obtained in the personal/social history section of the patient
history? - ✔️✔️home environment and conditions (pets, economic)
where was the patient raised
education
position in family
marital status
Questions and Answers/ 100% correct/ Grade
A+
What are the concepts of developing a relationship with the patient? - ✔️✔️See the patient
as a unique individual
Let them know that you really want to know all that is needed
Be open and flexible
Explain boundaries
Be honest
What is the primary objective when developing a relationship with the patient? - ✔️✔️To
discover the details about a patient's concern, explore expectations, display interest, and
partnership
What does establishing a positive relationship with the patient depend on? -
✔️✔️Communication built on courtesy, comfort, connection, and confirmation.
What are effective communication strategies when obtaining a health history? - ✔️✔️Using
open-ended questions, direct questions, rarely leading questions. Facilitate by encouraging
patient to say more. Reflect by repeating what you heard. Clarify. Empathize by showing
,understanding and acceptance. Confront by discussing disturbing behavior. Interpret by
repeating what you heard to confirm.
What are open-ended questions? - ✔️✔️Those that give the patient discretion about the
extent of the answer. Such as "How have you been feeling?" or "What brings you in today?"
What are direct questions? - ✔️✔️Those that seek specific information. Such as "How long
ago did that happen?" or "Where does it hurt?"
What are leading questions? - ✔️✔️Those that are prompting the patient toward the desired
answer and these are the most risky.
What is a patient centered question? - ✔️✔️One that respects and responds to a patient's
wants, needs, preferences so that they can make choices in their care that best fit their
individual circumstances. Such as "How would you like to be addressed?", "What would you
like us to do today?", "How are you coping with your illness?".
What are potential barriers of patient and provider communication? - ✔️✔️When the patient
is curious about you, anxiety, silence, depression, crying/compassionate moments, physical &
emotional intimacy, seduction, anger, avoiding the full story, financial considerations.
,What is the structure and components of the patient history? - ✔️✔️Patient identifiers, chief
complaint, history of present illness, past medical history, family history, personal/social
history, review of systems
What kind of patient information is obtained in the patient identifier component of the patient
history? - ✔️✔️name, age, gender, race, occupation, date, time, and referral source
What kind of patient information is obtained in the chief complaint component of the patient
history? - ✔️✔️a brief statement about why the patient is seeking care while probing for
underlying concerns.
What kind of patient information is obtained in the HPI component of the patient history? -
✔️✔️a chronological order of events leading up to the presenting problem, health status
prior to the onset, a complete description of first symptoms, symptom analysis (onset,
location, description, duration, intensity, character, aggravating factors, alleviating factors),
impact on patients lifestyle, medications or treatments tried
What kind of information is obtained in the PMH component of the patient history? -
✔️✔️general health/strength
childhood illnesses
major adult illnesses and chronic diseases
, immunization
surgeries (dates, hospital, diagnosis, complications)
serious injuries resulting in disability
limitation of ability to function d/t past events
medications
allergies (meds, environment, seasonal, food)
transfusions
recent screening tests
emotional status
What kind of information is obtained in the family history component of the patient history? -
✔️✔️Any relevant medical problems for both immediate and non-immediate family
members
What kind of information is obtained in the personal/social history section of the patient
history? - ✔️✔️home environment and conditions (pets, economic)
where was the patient raised
education
position in family
marital status
