Exam 36: The Medical History and Patient Screening

​Always question the patient about any allergies to drugs,including OTC and herbal supplements,food,or environmental factors because true allergic reactions can be very serious,even life threatening.If the patient indicates he or she does not have any allergies:

Match each term with its definition. -Method for recording data regarding a patient's office visit

Match each term with its definition. -Absence of pertinent information in a patient's health history could result in this

After the health history,baseline measurements,and vital signs are done,you should do all but which of the following?

Match each aspect of a patient's chief complaint with its description. -Describes the characteristic of the symptom

Match each aspect of a patient's chief complaint with its description. -Describes when the symptoms started and what the patient was doing at the time

Match each term with its definition. -Beliefs and behaviors that tend to influence how we view others

Match the question to the type: open-ended or closed-ended.Note: Answers may be used more than once. -​"Have you had your flu shot this year?"

​Match the following terms to its definition/description. -​All patients must be treated with respect without the influence of how we treat others;evaluating them based on their race,religion,sexual orientation,cultural or ethnic origin,or socioeconomic or educational status

When taking down a patient's chief complaint,you should:

​Why is it important to obtain a work history for the patient?

Match each term with its definition. -Great aid in diagnosing a patient's condition

​Match the following terms to its definition/description. -​Anything that relieves or cures a disease

Match each term with its definition. -Identifies the person responsible for providing the screening

During the screening,you should:

Match each term with its definition. -Type of question that demands more than a yes or no answer

​Match the following terms to its definition/description. -​Using the information obtained from the health history,physical exam,ROS,and any laboratory tests completed can help the provider determine this

Match the question to the type: open-ended or closed-ended.Note: Answers may be used more than once. -"Would you like to have a blanket to keep warm?"

Match each aspect of a patient's chief complaint with its description. -Describes other minor symptoms in addition to the chief complaint

​Match the following terms to its definition/description. -​Medications,vitamins and herbal supplements,or home remedies