Medical Exam Questions: Clinical Scenarios and Differential
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What are the "reasons for medical screening"? - ANSWERS-1. Direct access: you
are the first clinician they are seeing, so you need to screen them.
2. Quicker and sicker patient-client base: patients are discharged from hospital
much quicker today than the past; comorbidities are much more prevalent today;
so you need to screen them.
3. Signed prescription: clients may obtain a signed prescription for physical
therapy without direct physician contact, so again, you are the first person they're
seeing, so you need to screen them.
4. Medical specialization: medical specialists may fail to recognize underlying
systemic disease because they are focused on their specialty, so you need to
screen them.
5. Disease progression: early signs and symptoms are difficult to recognize, or
symptoms may not be present at the time of medical examination by the
physician, so you need to screen them.
6. Patient/client disclosure: client discloses information previously unknown or
undisclosed to the physician, so you need to screen them.
7. Client does not report symptoms or concerns to the physician because of
forgetfulness, fear, or embarrassment, so you need to screen them.
8. Presence of one or more yellow (caution) or red (warning) flags.
How many states have direct access? - ANSWERS-Unrestricted: 18
With provisions: 25
,Limited: 7
Which states have LIMITED direct access (7)? - ANSWERS-1. Alabama
2. Illinois
3. Louisiana
4. Mississippi
5. Missouri
6. Texas
7. Wyoming
What are 4 factors that delay diagnosis? - ANSWERS-1. Pain
2. Medical manifestation delayed
3. Patient denial
4. Health care dr. missed condition
Which color of flag includes:
-possible psychosocial risk factors
-beliefs/coping mechanisms
-distress/illness behavior
-willingness to change - ANSWERS-Yellow
Which color of flag includes:
-stress perceived features of work
, -associated w/ higher rates of symptoms, including employer & peer support &
job satisfaction - ANSWERS-Blue
Which color of flag includes:
-employment & sickness
-including pay, benefits, job specific heavy, shift work - ANSWERS-Black
T or F: examination flags are universal - ANSWERS-False
The following can be examples of which color of flag?
-Personal or family hx of CA
-Recent infection (last 6 weeks) followed by neuro signs, joint pain, or back pain
-Recurrent colds/flu w/cyclical pattern
-Recent hx of trauma
-Hx of immunosuppression
-Hx of injection drug use
-Age
-BMI
-Gender
-Race/ethnicity
-Tobacco use
-Substance use/abuse
-Occupation
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What are the "reasons for medical screening"? - ANSWERS-1. Direct access: you
are the first clinician they are seeing, so you need to screen them.
2. Quicker and sicker patient-client base: patients are discharged from hospital
much quicker today than the past; comorbidities are much more prevalent today;
so you need to screen them.
3. Signed prescription: clients may obtain a signed prescription for physical
therapy without direct physician contact, so again, you are the first person they're
seeing, so you need to screen them.
4. Medical specialization: medical specialists may fail to recognize underlying
systemic disease because they are focused on their specialty, so you need to
screen them.
5. Disease progression: early signs and symptoms are difficult to recognize, or
symptoms may not be present at the time of medical examination by the
physician, so you need to screen them.
6. Patient/client disclosure: client discloses information previously unknown or
undisclosed to the physician, so you need to screen them.
7. Client does not report symptoms or concerns to the physician because of
forgetfulness, fear, or embarrassment, so you need to screen them.
8. Presence of one or more yellow (caution) or red (warning) flags.
How many states have direct access? - ANSWERS-Unrestricted: 18
With provisions: 25
,Limited: 7
Which states have LIMITED direct access (7)? - ANSWERS-1. Alabama
2. Illinois
3. Louisiana
4. Mississippi
5. Missouri
6. Texas
7. Wyoming
What are 4 factors that delay diagnosis? - ANSWERS-1. Pain
2. Medical manifestation delayed
3. Patient denial
4. Health care dr. missed condition
Which color of flag includes:
-possible psychosocial risk factors
-beliefs/coping mechanisms
-distress/illness behavior
-willingness to change - ANSWERS-Yellow
Which color of flag includes:
-stress perceived features of work
, -associated w/ higher rates of symptoms, including employer & peer support &
job satisfaction - ANSWERS-Blue
Which color of flag includes:
-employment & sickness
-including pay, benefits, job specific heavy, shift work - ANSWERS-Black
T or F: examination flags are universal - ANSWERS-False
The following can be examples of which color of flag?
-Personal or family hx of CA
-Recent infection (last 6 weeks) followed by neuro signs, joint pain, or back pain
-Recurrent colds/flu w/cyclical pattern
-Recent hx of trauma
-Hx of immunosuppression
-Hx of injection drug use
-Age
-BMI
-Gender
-Race/ethnicity
-Tobacco use
-Substance use/abuse
-Occupation
