A headache with an identified underlying disease? Correct
Answers secondary
A headache without an unidentified underlying disease? Correct
Answers primary
A localized systolic bruit heard on the thyroid may be present in
which diseases? Correct Answers hyperthyroidism
Graves disease
toxic multi nodular gotier
A pulsating "tonsillar node" is really the? Correct Answers
carotid artery
a small hard tender "tonsillar node" high and deep between the
mandible and the sternomastoid is? Correct Answers styloid
process
Acute bacterial sinusitis, aka rhino sinusitis, is unlikely viral
until what two things are met? Correct Answers has been
longer then 7 days
drainage and facial pain are present
addiction Correct Answers A physiological or psychological
dependence on a drug
An enlarged skull may signify what? Correct Answers
hydrocephalus or Paget disease
,attrition bias Correct Answers Occurs when there are
systematic differences in the comparison groups in the number
of subjects who do not complete the study
autonomy Correct Answers informed patients have the right to
make their own clinical decisions
Baye's theorem Correct Answers Requires converting the
estimated prevalence (pre-test probability) to odds
Behavior pattern, distrust and suspiciousness? Correct Answers
Paranoid
Beneficence Correct Answers the clinician acts in the best
interest of the patient
Black line on the gingiva might suggest what? Correct Answers
lead poisoning
Breath odors can revel the presence of different illnesses, name
a few? Correct Answers alcohol
DM
pulmonary infections
uremia
liver failure
bright red edematous mucosa underneath a denture suggests
what? Correct Answers denture stomatitis
Checking for melanoma to have the best chance for survival
needs to be done every how many years? Correct Answers 3
,chief complaints Correct Answers Identify symptoms or
concerns causing patient to seek care
PATIENTS OWN WORDS
coefficient of variation Correct Answers Standard deviation
divided by the mean
comprehensive assessment Correct Answers An assessment
that includes a complete health history and physical assessment;
it is done annually on an outpatient basis, following admission
to a hospital or long-term care facility, or every 8 hours for
patients in intensive care.
confidentiality Correct Answers the act of holding information
in confidence, not to be released to unauthorized individuals
culture Correct Answers Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a
specific group of people.
Defective articulation is? Correct Answers dysarthria
Degenerating hair cells in the ear lead to gradually progressive
hearing loss, particularly high frequency sounds is called what?
Correct Answers presbycusis
Detachment from social relations with a restricted emotional
range is? Correct Answers schizoid
, detection bias Correct Answers Occurs when there are
systematic differences in efforts to diagnose or ascertain an
outcome
differential diagnosis Correct Answers a list of potential
diagnoses compiled early in the assessment of the patient
Difficulty with close vision suggests? If with distance? Correct
Answers hyperopia
myopia
disease Correct Answers The explanation that the clinician uses
to organize symptoms that leads to a clinical diagnosis
disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others is? Correct
Answers antisocial
eccentricities in behavior and cognitive distortions, acute
discomfort in close relationships is? Correct Answers
schizotypal
Enlarged tender lymph nodes commonly accompany what
disease? Correct Answers pharyngitis
enlargement of a supraclavicular node, especially on the left
suggests? Correct Answers possible metastasis from a thoracic
or abdominal malignancy
excess sodium can lead to what, which is a major risk factor for
cardiovascular disease? Correct Answers hypertension