Question

When the doctor evaluates the nares, what finding could NOT be appreciated?

Septal swelling

Heart sounds

Impacted foreign body

Nasal discharge

Which of the following prefixes means, "High and Low"

Hyper- and Hypo-

Super- and Sub-

Tachy- and Brady-

Supra- and Infra-

What information can be gathered by the nurse prior to the provider seeing them?

Physical Exm

Current Medication List

History of Present Illness

Review of Systems

The patient's pain started 2 days ago. They have a history of HTN with an appendectomy and they work in retail. Which information best belongs in the Subjective section of the chart?

2 days ago

Hx of HTN

Appendectomy

Retail worker

When the doctor evaluates the throat, what finding could NOT be appreciated?

Leg swelling

Pharyngeal Erythema

Tonsillar Exudate

Uvular shift

Mother was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 50, belongs in the ___.

Dx

FHx

PSHx

Plan

What does the doctor normally do immediately after the patient tells their story?

Perform the physical exm

Diagnose the patient

Discharge the patient

Triage the patient

Answer 1

Q.N.1

The right answer is heart sound. Heart sounds are usually heard over the heart during ausculatation. Here the physician is assessing the nares and nostrils. There he can find out findings like septal swelling,impacted foreign body and nasal discharge.

Q.N.2

The prefix high and low means Hyper and hypo. Usually blood pressure, electrolyte value are narrated using this prefix. Where as supra and infra means above and below.

Q.N.3

The right answer is history of present illness.The nurse will collect the baseline data from the patient once they arrive at the health care department.Which include the signs, symptoms, duration etc. Where as a physical assessment is performed by the physician along with review of other body syatem.The physician will examine the medications the patient is consuming.

Q.N.4

The right answer is 2 days ago. Subjective data means, the information provided by the patient regarding his physical symptoms and associated health problems. So here only the patient can provide information about when his symptoms started.  Regarding his past medical history, treatment and work status the physician can gain information from previous health report and from significant others.

Q.N.5

The right answer is leg swelling. the evaluation of throat will provide informations about pharyngeal erythema,tonsilar exudate and uvular shift. Leg swelling is found in lower extrimity

Q.N.6

The right answer is Dx. Dx means diagnosis. the mother was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 50. Wheras FHx means family history, PSHx means past medical history.Plan means treatment options available. Hence all those options can be excluded.

Q.N.7

The right answer is performing a physical examination. Usually followed by history the physician will perform a physical assessment. Later based on the information he can triage the patient and make the patients diagnosis. The last step is discharge.