Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical
Diagnosis in Primary Care 7th Edition
by Joyce E. Dains, Linda C. Baumann &
Pamela Scheibel
100% Expert Verified Answers| A+
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, Chapterwq1:wqClinicalwqreasoning,wqdifferentialwqdiagnosis,wqevidence-
basedwqpractice,wqandwqsymptomwqanalysis
MultiplewqChoice
Identifywqthewqchoicewqthatwqbestwqcompleteswqthewqstatementwqorwqanswerswqthewqquestion.
1. Whichwqtypewqofwqclinicalwqdecision-makingwqiswqmostwqreliable?
A. Intuitive
B. Analytical
C. Experiential
D. Augenblick
2. Whichwqofwqthewqfollowingwqiswqfalse?wqTowqobtainwqadequatewqhistory,wqhealth-
carewqproviderswqmustwqbe:
A. Methodicalwqandwqsystematic
B. Attentivewqtowqthewqpatient‘swqverbalwqandwqnonverbalwqlanguage
C. Ablewqtowqaccuratelywqinterpretwqthewqpatient‘swqresponses
D. Adeptwqatwqreadingwqintowqthewqpatient‘swqstatements
3. Essentialwqpartswqofwqawqhealthwqhistorywqincludewqallwqofwqthewqfollowingwqexcept:
A. Chiefwqcomplaint
B. Historywqofwqthewqpresentwqillness
C. Currentwqvitalwqsigns
D. Allwqofwqthewqabovewqarewqessentialwqhistorywqcomponents
4. Whichwqofwqthewqfollowingwqiswqfalse?wqWhilewqperformingwqthewqphysicalwqexamination,wqthewqm
ustwqbewqablewqto:
A. Differentiatewqbetweenwqnormalwqandwqabnormalwqfindings
B. Recallwqknowledgewqofwqawqrangewqofwqconditionswqandwqtheirwqassociatedwqsignswqandwqsymptoms
C. Recognizewqhowwqcertainwqconditionswqaffectwqthewqresponsewqtowqotherwqconditions
D. Foreseewqunpredictablewqfindings
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,5. Thewqfollowingwqiswqthewqleastwqreliablewqsourcewqofwqinformationwqforwqdiagnosticwqstatistics:
A. Evidence-basedwqinvestigations
B. Primarywqreportswqofwqresearch
C. Estimationwqbasedwqonwqawqprovider‘swqexperience
D. Publishedwqmeta-analyses
6. Thewqfollowingwqcanwqbewqusedwqtowqassistwqinwqsoundwqclinicalwqdecision-making:
A. Algorithmwqpublishedwqinwqawqpeer-reviewedwqjournalwqarticle
B. Clinicalwqpracticewqguidelines
C. Evidence-basedwqresearch
D. Allwqofwqthewqabove
7. Ifwqawqdiagnosticwqstudywqhaswqhighwqsensitivity,wqthiswqindicateswqa:
A. Highwqpercentagewqofwqpersonswqwithwqthewqgivenwqconditionwqwillwqhavewqanwqabnormalwqresult
B. Lowwqpercentagewqofwqpersonswqwithwqthewqgivenwqconditionwqwillwqhavewqanwqabnormalwqresult
C. Lowwqlikelihoodwqofwqnormalwqresultwqinwqpersonswqwithoutwqawqgivenwqcondition
D. Nonewqofwqthewqabove
8. Ifwqawqdiagnosticwqstudywqhaswqhighwqspecificity,wqthiswqindicateswqa:
A. Lowwqpercentagewqofwqhealthywqindividualswqwillwqshowwqawqnormalwqresult
B. Highwqpercentagewqofwqhealthywqindividualswqwillwqshowwqawqnormalwqresult
C. Highwqpercentagewqofwqindividualswqwithwqawqdisorderwqwillwqshowwqawqnormalwqresult
D. Lowwqpercentagewqofwqindividualswqwithwqawqdisorderwqwillwqshowwqanwqabnormalwqresult
9. Awqlikelihoodwqratiowqabovewq1wqindicateswqthatwqawqdiagnosticwqtestwqshowingwqa:
A. Positivewqresultwqiswqstronglywqassociatedwqwithwqthewqdisease
B. Negativewqresultwqiswqstronglywqassociatedwqwithwqabsencewqofwqthewqdisease
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, C. Positivewqresultwqiswqweaklywqassociatedwqwithwqthewqdisease
D. Negativewqresultwqiswqweaklywqassociatedwqwithwqabsencewqofwqthewqdisease
10. Whichwqofwqthewqfollowingwqclinicalwqreasoningwqtoolswqiswqdefinedwqaswqevidence-
basedwqresourcewqbasedwqonwqmathematicalwqmodelingwqtowqexpresswqthewqlikelihoodwqofwqawqcondit
ionwqinwqselectwqsituations,wqsettings,wqand/orwqpatients?
A. Clinicalwqpracticewqguideline
B. Clinicalwqdecisionwqrule
C. Clinicalwqalgorithm
Chapterwq1:wqClinicalwqreasoning,wqdifferentialwqdiagnosis,wqevidence-
basedwqpractice,wqandwqsymptomwqanalysis
AnswerwqSectionwqMU
LTIPLEwqCHOICE
1. ANS:wqB
Croskerrywq(2009)wqdescribeswqtwowqmajorwqtypeswqofwqclinicalwqdiagnosticwqdecision-
making:wqintuitivewqandwqanalytical.wqIntuitivewqdecision-
wqmakingwq(similarwqtowqAugenblinkwqdecision-
making)wqiswqbasedwqonwqthewqexperiencewqandwqintuitionwqofwqthewqclinicianwqandwqiswqlesswqreliablewq
andwqpairedwqwithwqfairlywqcommonwqerrors.wqInwqcontrast,wqanalyticalwqdecision-
makingwqiswqbasedwqonwqcarefulwqconsiderationwqandwqhaswqgreaterwqreliabilitywqwithwqrarewqerrors.
PTS: 1
2. ANS:wqD
Towqobtainwqadequatewqhistory,wqproviderswqmustwqbewqwellwqorganized,wqattentivewqtowqthewqpatient‘
swqverbalwqandwqnonverbalwqlanguage,wqandwqablewqtowqaccuratelywqinterpretwqthewqpatient‘swqrespon
seswqtowqquestions.wqRatherwqthanwqreadingwqintowqthewqpatient‘swqstatements,wqtheywqclarifywqanywqa
reaswqofwquncertainty.
PTS: 1
3. ANS:wqC
Vitalwqsignswqarewqpartwqofwqthewqphysicalwqexaminationwqportionwqofwqpatientwqassessment,wqnotwqpart
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