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Module
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1 Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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diagnostic //process //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔-
process /
/of /
/collecting /
/data /
/and /
/generating //
a/
/working /
/hypothesis //for //cause //of //patient's //signs //and //symptoms //(subjective //and //objective //data)
-begins //with //history //taking //(CC //& //HPI)
-develop //a //differential //diagnosis //based //on //the //history
-systematically //rule //out //differentials
-diagnostic //studies //to //confirm //or //rule //out //suspicions
subjective //data //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔what //the //pt //tells //you
chief //complaint //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔what //the //pt //came //in //for
-very //brief, //may //use //quotations //when //documenting
history //of //present //illness //(HPI) //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔-
history //leading //up //to //the //complaint //and //circumstances //of //the //complaint; //be //detailed!
,-
OLD /
/CART(S) /
/(Onset, /
/Location, //Duration, //Character, //Aggravating //factors, //Relieving //factors, //Treatment, //Severity)
subjective //data //continued //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔-Past //medical //history //(PMH)
-Past //surgical //history //(PSH)
-Health //Maintenance
-Medication //list
-Allergies
-Family //History
-Social //History
review //of //systems //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔-
organized //by //body //systems, //pertinent //positives //and //negatives
-ex) //general: //(-)fever, //(+) //weight //gain, //(-) //fatigue, //(+) //increased //appetite
objective //data //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔-what //the //provider //observes
-what //is //seen, //felt, //heard, //smelled, //NOT //the //pt's //POV
-vital //signs, //including //weight, //height, //BMI
-physical //examination //(depends //on //pt //complaint)
-
pediatrics: /
/requires /
/patience /
/and /
/distraction, //sitting //in //parent's //lap //can //be //helpful, //examine //the //area //most //upsetting //last
, objective //data //continued //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔-lab, //x-ray, //scans, //spirometry, //etc. //
-consider //which //test //is //best: //cost, //convenience, //sensitivity/specificity
-
Do /
/you /
/need //
a //test? //Will //it //make //a //difference //in //tx? //What //is //the //risk //of //missing //the //diagnosis?
differential //diagnosis //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔-
consider //all //the //possible //diagnoses //for //the //symptom
-
frame /
/the /
/differential //diagnoses //(can //use //the //ones //that //make //the //most //sense //for //that //complaint)
-look //at //the //evidence //you //have //collected //in //order //to //rule //out //possible //diagnoses
-
explore /
/each /
/differential /
/(use /
/exam /
/to /
/find /
/evidence: /
/pos /
/findings /
/may /
/be /
/more /
/indicative /
/of /
/the /
/diagnosis /
/bc //of //greater //specificity; //neg //findings //may //be //less //indicative //but //are //still //important //and
//contributes /
610
/ // /
Module
/ //
1 Exam Questions With Correct Answers
// // // // //
diagnostic //process //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔-
process /
/of /
/collecting /
/data /
/and /
/generating //
a/
/working /
/hypothesis //for //cause //of //patient's //signs //and //symptoms //(subjective //and //objective //data)
-begins //with //history //taking //(CC //& //HPI)
-develop //a //differential //diagnosis //based //on //the //history
-systematically //rule //out //differentials
-diagnostic //studies //to //confirm //or //rule //out //suspicions
subjective //data //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔what //the //pt //tells //you
chief //complaint //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔what //the //pt //came //in //for
-very //brief, //may //use //quotations //when //documenting
history //of //present //illness //(HPI) //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔-
history //leading //up //to //the //complaint //and //circumstances //of //the //complaint; //be //detailed!
,-
OLD /
/CART(S) /
/(Onset, /
/Location, //Duration, //Character, //Aggravating //factors, //Relieving //factors, //Treatment, //Severity)
subjective //data //continued //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔-Past //medical //history //(PMH)
-Past //surgical //history //(PSH)
-Health //Maintenance
-Medication //list
-Allergies
-Family //History
-Social //History
review //of //systems //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔-
organized //by //body //systems, //pertinent //positives //and //negatives
-ex) //general: //(-)fever, //(+) //weight //gain, //(-) //fatigue, //(+) //increased //appetite
objective //data //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔-what //the //provider //observes
-what //is //seen, //felt, //heard, //smelled, //NOT //the //pt's //POV
-vital //signs, //including //weight, //height, //BMI
-physical //examination //(depends //on //pt //complaint)
-
pediatrics: /
/requires /
/patience /
/and /
/distraction, //sitting //in //parent's //lap //can //be //helpful, //examine //the //area //most //upsetting //last
, objective //data //continued //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔-lab, //x-ray, //scans, //spirometry, //etc. //
-consider //which //test //is //best: //cost, //convenience, //sensitivity/specificity
-
Do /
/you /
/need //
a //test? //Will //it //make //a //difference //in //tx? //What //is //the //risk //of //missing //the //diagnosis?
differential //diagnosis //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔-
consider //all //the //possible //diagnoses //for //the //symptom
-
frame /
/the /
/differential //diagnoses //(can //use //the //ones //that //make //the //most //sense //for //that //complaint)
-look //at //the //evidence //you //have //collected //in //order //to //rule //out //possible //diagnoses
-
explore /
/each /
/differential /
/(use /
/exam /
/to /
/find /
/evidence: /
/pos /
/findings /
/may /
/be /
/more /
/indicative /
/of /
/the /
/diagnosis /
/bc //of //greater //specificity; //neg //findings //may //be //less //indicative //but //are //still //important //and
//contributes /
