ASSESSMENT EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
The following information is recorded in the comprehensive health history for
a patient who is establishing care and has no focused concerns. Patient
denies chest pain, palpitations, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal
dyspnea. To which category does it belong?
Past medial illness
Present illness
Review of systems
Personal and social history - CORRECT-ANSWERSReview of systems
A 35-year-old archaeologist comes to your office for a regular skin check-up.
She has just returned from her annual dig site in Greece. She has fair skin
and reddish-blond hair. She has many freckles scattered across her skin.
From this description, which of the following is not a risk factor for melanoma
in this patient?
Age
Hair color
Heavy sun exposure
Actinic lentiginous - CORRECT-ANSWERSAge
You are beginning the examination of the skin on a 25 year old teacher. You
have previously elicited that she came to the office for evaluation of fatigue,
weight gain and hair loss. You strongly suspect that she has hypothyroidism.
What is the expected moisture and texture of the skin of a patient with
hypothyroidism.
Dry and smooth
Moist and flaky
Moist and velvety
Dry and rough - CORRECT-ANSWERSDry and rough
A provide is evaluating a patient who presents with increased of breath over
the past several weeks. During the discussion with the patient the following
occurs. Patient "Sometimes I become so anxious that I lose track of time."
Provider "Lose track of time/" Patient "yes a few minutes will pass but it feels
like hours" Which of the following describes the interviewing technique used
by the provider
Summarization
Validation