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Rasmussen Physical Assessment Exam 1 Spring 2025 Exam Questions And Answers
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what are the elements of the health history - correct answer ✅1. Biographic data
symptom - correct answer ✅subjective sensation that person feels from the disorder sign - correct answer ✅objective abnormality that you as examiner can detect on physical exam or through testing present health state or history of present illness - correct answer ✅short statement about the general state of health i.e "I feel healthy right now." or "I am healthy and active." ~if ill, it will be the chronological record of the reason for seeking care, from the time symptoms started until now ~isolate each reason for care identified by the person 8 characteristics of present health state of present illness - correct answer ✅location character or quality quantity or severity timing (onset, duration, frequancy) setting
review of symptoms - correct answer ✅(1) to evaluate the past and present health state of each body system (2) to double-check in case any significant data was omitted in Present Illness section (3) to evaluate health promotion practices functional patterns of living - correct answer ✅measures person's slef-care ability in the areas of general physical health, ADLs P: provocative or palliative - correct answer ✅What brings it on? What were you doing when you first noticed it? What makes it better? Worse? Q: Quality or quantity - correct answer ✅How does it look, feel, sound? How intense/severe is it?
R: Region or radiation - correct answer ✅Where is it? Does it spread anywhere? S: Severity Scale - correct answer ✅How bad is it (on a scale of 1 to 10)? Is it getting better, worse, staying the same? T: Timing - correct answer ✅Onset—Exactly when did it first occur? Duration— How long did it last? Frequency—How often does it occur? U- Understand Patient's Perception - correct answer ✅What do you think it means? COLDSPA meaning - correct answer ✅C-character O- onset L- location D-duration S- severity
B: substernal pain radiating to left axilla, 1 hour duration C: "Grabbing" chest pain for 2 hours D: Pleurisy 2 days duration - correct answer ✅C what is the best description of "review of systems" as a part of the health history? A: the evaluation of the past and present health state of each body system B: a documentation of the problem as described by the client C: the recording of the objective findings of the practitioner D: a statement that describes the overall health state of the client - correct answer ✅A which finding is considered to be subjective? A: temp of 101. B: pulse of 96 C: measured weight loss of 20lbs since previous meausurment D: pain lasting 2 hours - correct answer ✅D
while assessing a man for allergies, he states he is allergic to penicillin. Which response is best? A: "Are you allergic to any other drugs?" B: "How often have you received penicillin?" C: "I'll write your allergy on your chart so you won't receive any." D: "Please describe what happens to you when you take penicillin."
correct answer ✅D Which statement best describes the purpose of a health history? A: to provide an opportunity for interaction between the client and the examiner B: to provide a form for obtaining the client's biographic information C: to document the normal and abnormal findings in a physical exam D: to provide a database of subjective information about the client's past and present health - correct answer ✅D