Advanced Health Assessment Midterm Review LATEST EDITION 2024/25 ALL CORRECT AID GRADE A+
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For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate?
A new patient with the chief complaint of "I sprained my ankle"
An established patient with the chief complaint of "I have an upper respiratory infection"
A new patient with the chief complaint of "I a...
Advanced Health Assessment Midterm
Review LATEST EDITION 2024/25 ALL
CORRECT AID GRADE A+
For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health
history be appropriate?
A new patient with the chief complaint of "I sprained my ankle"
An established patient with the chief complaint of "I have an upper
respiratory infection"
A new patient with the chief complaint of "I am here to establish
care"
A new patient with the chief complaint of "I cut my hand"
A new patient with the chief complaint of "I am here to establish
care"
This patient is here to establish care, and because she is new to you,
a comprehensive health history is appropriate.
The components of the health history include all of the following
except which one?
Review of systems
Thorax and lungs
Present illness
Personal and social items
Thorax and lungs
The thorax and lungs are part of the physical examination, not part
of the health history. The others answers are all part of a complete
health history.
Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has shortness of breath that has persisted for the past 10
days; it is worse with activity and relieved by rest.
Subjective
,This is information given by the patient about the circumstances of
his chief complaint. It does not represent an objective observation
by the examiner.
Is the following information subjective or objective?
Mr. M. has a respiratory rate of 32 and a pulse rate of 120.
Objective
This is a measurement obtained by the examiner, so it is considered
objective data. The patient is unlikely to be able to give this
information to the examiner.
The following information is recorded in the health history: "The
patient has had abdominal pain for 1 week. The pain lasts for 30
minutes at a time; it comes and goes. The severity is 7 to 9 on a
scale of 1 to 10. It is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is
located in the mid-epigastric area."
Which of these categories does it belong to?
Chief complaint
Present illness
Personal and social history
Review of systems
Present illness
This information describes the problem of abdominal pain, which is
the present illness. The interviewer has obtained the location,
timing, severity, and associated manifestations of the pain. The
interviewer will still need to obtain information concerning the
quality of the pain, the setting in which it occurred, and the
factors that aggravate and alleviate the pain. You will notice that
it does include portions of the pertinent review of systems, but
because it relates directly to the complaint, it is included in the
history of present illness.
The following information is recorded in the health history: "The
patient completed 8th grade. He currently lives with his wife and two
children. He works on old cars on the weekend. He works in a glass
factory during the week."
Which category does it belong to?
Chief complaint
Present illness
,Personal and social history
Review of systems
Personal and social history
Personal and social history information includes educational level,
family of origin, current household status, personal interests,
employment, religious beliefs, military history, and lifestyle
(including diet and exercise habits; use of alcohol, tobacco, and/or
drugs; and sexual preferences and history). All of this information
is documented in this example.
The following information is recorded in the health history: "I feel
really tired."
Which category does it belong to?
Chief complaint
Present illness
Personal and social history
Review of systems
Chief complaint
The chief complaint is an attempt to quote the patient's own words,
as long as they are suitable to print. It is brief, like a headline,
and further details should be sought in the present illness section.
The above information is a chief complaint.
The following information is recorded in the health history: "Patient
denies chest pain, palpitations, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal
dyspnea."
Which category does it belong to?
Chief complaint
Present illness
Personal and social history
Review of systems
Review of systems
Review of systems documents the presence or absence of common
, symptoms related to each major body system. The absence of cardiac
symptoms is listed in the above example.
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient has had three cesarean sections."
Adult illnesses
Surgeries
Obstetrics/gynecology
Psychiatric
Surgeries
A cesarean section is a surgical procedure. Approximate dates or the
age of the patient at the time of the surgery should also be recorded.
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending
artery (LAD) in 1999."
Adult illnesses
Surgeries
Obstetrics/gynecology
Psychiatric
Adult illnesses
The adult illnesses category is reserved for chronic illnesses,
significant hospitalizations, significant injuries, and significant
procedures. A stent is a major procedure but does not involve a
surgeon.
The following information is best placed in which category?
"The patient was treated for an asthma exacerbation in the hospital
last year; the patient has never been intubated."
Adult illnesses
Surgeries
Obstetrics/gynecology
Psychiatric
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