Exam 28: Patient Assessment

The easiest way to get specific information from the patient is to use open-ended questions.

Which of the following includes insurance information?

The __________ in POMR charts lists the patient's diagnoses in chronologic order.

The medical assistant must consistently request __________ from the patient to determine the patient's understanding of the message.

__________ are subjective reports given by patients about how they feel with a particular health problem.

An example of an objective sign of disease is the patient's reported level of pain.

If the medical assistant is caring for an aging patient who has difficulty hearing, he or she should ignore the patient and direct the interaction toward a family member.

During the physical examination, the patient reports a continual ache in the right elbow.This information is called a(n):

When the medical assistant asks the patient about the duration of the symptoms, the question is about when the symptoms began.

A detailed description of the anatomic location of a wound would be documented in the __________ area of a SOAPE format.

The chief complaint may also be called the patient's present illness.

The physician's initial impression of the patient's presenting problem is called the __________.

The __________ of the interview should summarize the information the medical assistant learned while communicating with the patient and should outline patient expectations of care.

Information that you gather from a patient interview is considered:

Gathering details about a patient's use of over-the-counter medications is not necessary during a patient interview.

Congruence is achieved when the communicator's words and body language are delivering the same message.

Developing patient __________ means the medical assistant has developed a positive relationship with the patient.

Sam Hernandez, a 17-year-old patient with burning upon urination, has just been told he has an STD.He had suspected that he had gonorrhea, but he states, "The test must be wrong.I just have a bladder infection." He is displaying which defense mechanism?

Which of the following involves asking a question or summarizing a patient's thoughts?

Define open-ended and closed questions and statements and provide an example of each.