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All of the following are included in a complete patient examination except: |
Therapeutic procedures - The physical examination - The health history - Laboratory tests |
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Which of the following may require a physical examination? |
All - School admission - Participation in sports - Prerequisite for employment - Summer camp attendance |
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What term describes the probable course and outcome of a disease? |
Prognosis |
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What is the term used to describe a tentative diagnosis obtained through the evaluation of the health history and the physical examination? |
Clinical diagnosis |
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The process of determining which of two diseases that have similar symptoms is causing a patient’s illness is known as a: |
Differential diagnosis |
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Which of the following is an example of a chronic illness? |
Arthritis |
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What is the term for an illness characterized by symptoms that have a rapid onset, are severe and intense, and subside after a short period? |
Acute illness |
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A risk factor means that: |
The chances are increased of a patient developing a certain disease |
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Which of the following is an example of a therapeutic procedure? |
Antibiotic injection - Sigmoidoscopy - CT scan - Electrocardiography |
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What is the name of the instrument used to examine the interior of the eye? |
Ophthalmoscope |
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What is the name of the instrument used to examine the external ear canal and tympanic membrane? |
Otoscope |
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The function of a speculum is to: |
Open a body orifice or cavity for viewing |
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How should a patient be identified? |
By name and date of birth |
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The process of measuring the patient is known as: |
Mensuration |
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The reason for weighing a prenatal patient is to: |
Determine if the fetus is growing |
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What is the reason for weighing a child? |
All - To determine medication dosage - To observe the pattern of growth - To identify nutritional problems |
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All of the following should be removed before weighing a patient except: |
Jewelry - Shoes - Jacket - Heavy sweater |
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The lower calibration bar of a balance-beam scale is divided into: |
50-lb increments |
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An adult patient’s weight should be measured to the nearest: |
Quarter pound |
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One kg is equal to: |
2.2 lbs |
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The patient’s height should be recorded in: |
Feet and inches |
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The patient’s height should be measured to the nearest: |
1⁄4 inch |
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The height of an adult patient is usually measured only: |
During the first office visit |
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The purpose of draping a patient is to: |
Provide the patient with warmth and modesty |
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The lithotomy position is used to examine the: |
Vagina |
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The Sims position is used to perform which of the following? |
Flexible sigmoidoscopy |
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A patient has a burn on his lower back from lying on a heating pad. For his physical examination, you would place him in which of the following positions? |
Prone |
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Which of the following is an example of palpation? |
Performing a breast examination |
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Which of the following examinations requires the use of deep palpation? |
Bimanual pelvic examination |
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Which of the following is an example of percussion? |
Testing reflexes with a rubber hammer |
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Which of the following is an example of auscultation? |
Measuring blood pressure |
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Before applying a stethoscope chestpiece to the patient’s skin, it should be: |
Warmed |
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The purpose of asking a patient if he or she needs to void before the physical examination includes all of the following except: |
To prevent urinary incontinence - To obtain a urine specimen - To make the examination easier - To provide for patient comfort |
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The patient's body weight equals 165 lbs. How many kilograms does this patient weigh? |
77.3 |
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A patient is 70 inches tall. How would you document this patient's height in his medical record? |
5'10" |