Basic Clinical Skills Required Quiz 2

Question 1 - Single Best Answer

When dealing with the primary history you should:

Let the differential diagnosis drive your questioning.

Record the information as objectively as possible without interpretation.

Use precise language even if the what the patient says is vague or colloquial.

Prevent the patient from rambling and talking about symptoms other than the chief complaint.

Question 2 - Best 2 Answers

The secondary history includes which of the following?

Location and radiation of the chief complaint

Elements of the review of systems

Less important information than the primary history

Duration and frequency of the chief complaint

Past medical history

Hobbies and interests

Symptoms associated with the chief complaint

Question 3 - Best 3 Answers

The following are examples of tertiary history?

A change in bowel habit

Use of tobacco products

Use of medications to relieve the chief complaint

A change in exercise tolerance

General health concerns not related to the chief complaint

Recent change in employment

Family history of spouse abuse


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  Updated: June 16, 1998
   Author: Richard Rathe, MD / rrathe@dean.med.ufl.edu
 Location: http://medinfo.ufl.edu/year1/bcs/quiz/bcs2.html