Exam :19 Health Assessment, History, and Physical Examination

What is the preferred position for examining a pregnant patient?

The patient is positioned __________ when palpating the precordium and the carotid pulse.

Which of the following is true of a comprehensive review of systems?

A patient reports sharp chest pain that occurs when they breathe and cough. How would you characterize this type of pain?

Soft contact wearers are at higher risk for:

A pregnant patient complain of a sore throat. What are some considerations when assessing the mouth and throat of a pregnant patient?

__________ is likely to present as pain in the genital region.

What are the four basic heart sounds? Describe what causes each of the sounds.

Which of the following tests is a blood assay of IgE antibodies that is used to identify specific allergens that are causing symptoms?

A physician uses the Weber and/or Rinne tests to test __________.

A 55-year-old diabetic woman complains of a complete restriction of motion in her shoulder. __________ should be suspected.

Fevers and chills may be a sign of which of the following genitourinary diseases/disorders?

Coulehan and Block define __________ as "listening to the total communication . . . and letting the patient know that you are really hearing."

You should insert the speculum alone into the canal before attaching it to the otoscope.

The __________ innervate(s) the levator palpebrae muscle.

Which of the following tests would be used to assess the use of fat for energy production?

Ethnocentrism supports effective patient-provider relationships.

Stethoscope tubing should be double lumen so sound is magnified.

Which of the following ligaments attaches the styloid process of the ulna to the pisiform?

Providing a legal record of impressions, perceptions, and __________ data is one of the five major functions of interviewing and taking a health history.