CHAPTERS 1 AND 2 PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION/ CLINICAL REASONING
QUESTION WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
(GRADED TO A+)
ComponentsUofUaUcomprehensiveUadultUhealthUhistoryU-UcorrectUanswer-
1)UidentifyingUdataUandUsourceUofUtheUhistory;Ureliability
2)UchiefUcomplaint(s)
3)UpresentUillness
4)UpastUhistory
5)UfamilyUhistory
6)UpersonalUandUsocialUhistory
7)UreviewUofUsystems
InUtheUcomponentsUofUtheUadultUhealthUhistory,UnameUatUleastUfive(5)UitemsUthatUconstitutesUpersonalUan
dUsocialUhistoryU-UcorrectUanswer-
Answer:UeducationUlevel,Uoccupation,UfamilyUofUorigin,UcurrentUhousehold,UpersonalUinterest,UreligiousUaff
iliationUandUspiritualUbeliefs,UlifestyleUhabitsU(diet,Uexercise),Udrugs,UcigarettesUandUalcohol.
ComprehensiveUassessmentU-UcorrectUanswer-
ProvidesUfundamentalUandUpersonalizedUknowledgeUaboutUtheUpatient;UisUappropriateUforUnewUpatientsUi
nUtheUofficeUorUhospital
FocusedUassessmentU-UcorrectUanswer-
AddressesUfocusedUconcernsUorUsymptoms;UisUappropriateUforUestablishedUpatientsUespeciallyUduringUrou
tineUorUurgentUcareUvisits.
SubjectiveUdataU-UcorrectUanswer-
whatUtheUpatientUtellsUyou,UtheUhistory,UfromUchiefUcomplaint(s),UhistoryUofUpresentUillnessU(HPI)UandUrevi
ewUofUsystemsU(ROS).
, ObjectiveUdataU-UcorrectUanswer-
whatUyouUdetectUduringUtheUexamination;UallUphysicalUexaminationUfindingsUsuchUasUvitals,Uexam,UlabUtest
,UX-rays/Udiagnostics
ThreeU(3)UgeneralUconsiderationsUinU
organizingUyourUcomprehensiveUorUfocusedUexaminationU-UcorrectUanswer-
1)UMaximizeUtheUpatient'sUcomfort
2)UAvoidUunnecessaryUchangesUinUposition
3)UEnhanceUclinicalUefficiency
FourU(4)UcardinalUtechniquesUofUexaminationU-UcorrectUanswer-
Inspection,Upalpation,Upercussion,Uauscultation
PalpationU-UcorrectUanswer-
AUcardinalUtechniqueUofUexaminationUwhereinUaUtactileUpressureUfromUtheUpalmarUfingersUorUfingerUpadsU
toUassessUareasUofUskinUelevation,Udepression,Uwarmth,UorUtenderness,UlymphUnodes,Upulses,UcontoursUan
dUsizesUofUorgansUandUmasses,UandUcrepitusUinUtheUjoints.
AuscultationU-UcorrectUanswer-
AUcardinalUtechniqueUofUexaminingUaUpatientUthatUinvolvesUtheUuseUofUtheUstethoscopeUtoUdetectUtheUcha
racteristicUofUheart,Ulung,UandUbowelUsounds,UincludingUlocation,Utiming,Uduration,Upitch,UandUintensity.
InspectionU-UcorrectUanswer-
AUcardinalUtechniqueUofUexaminationUthatUinvolvesUaUcloseUobservationUofUtheUdetailsUofUtheUpatient'sUap
pearance,Ubehavior,UandUmovementUsuchUasUfacialUexpression,Umood,Ubody,UskinUconditionsUsuchUasUpete
chiae,UeyeUmovements,Ucolor,UsymmetryUofUchest,UedemaUandUgait.
PercussionU-UcorrectUanswer-
AUcardinalUtechniqueUofUexaminationUthatUutilizesUtheUstrikingUorUplexorUfinger,UusuallyUtheU3rd,UtoUdeliver
UrapidUtapUorUblowUagainstUtheUdistalUfinger.UThisUmovementUevokesUsoundUwaveUagainstUtheUsurface.UItUa
lsoUgeneratesUaUtactileUvibration.
TangentialUlightingU-UcorrectUanswer-
IsUtheUoptimalUtypeUofUlightingUuseUwhenUinspectingUstructuresUsuchUasUtheUjugularUvenousUpulse,UtheUthy