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1

A forecast of the probable course and outcome of the disorder and the prospects for recovery is the
A)clinical diagnosis.
B)physical examination.
C)prognosis.
D)differential diagnosis.
2

Which of the following is included in the emotional preparation of adult patients for a physical examination?
A)explain in technical terms exactly what will occur during the examination
B)tell them their cooperation can contribute to the success of the examination
C)avoid telling the patient how they can expect to feel during parts of the examination
D)be firm and discourage questions from the patient
3

The appropriate time to collect a urine specimen from a patient is
A)before the physical examination.
B)any time the patient feels he can provide a specimen.
C)during the examination.
D)after the examination.
4

Physicians perform general physical examinations for what purposes?
A)to obtain information about the patient's educational and social history
B)to examine a healthy patient to confirm an overall state of health and to provide baseline values for vital signs and mensuration
C)to order laboratory and x-ray tests in order to make a differential diagnosis
D)to obtain information about the patient's financial status
5

The best examination position for the physician to evaluate the patient's ability to fully expand the lungs is the ____ position.
A)sitting
B)prone
C)lithotomy
D)knee-chest
6

Another name for the supine position is the ____ position.
A)lithotomy
B)Sims'
C)knee-chest
D)recumbent
7

A patient is supine on a tilted table with the head lower than the legs in a ____ position.
A)prone
B)Fowler's
C)Trendelenburg
D)lithotomy
8

In which position does the patient lie flat on the examination table, facedown, with the head turned to one side and the arms placed at the sides or bent at the elbows?
A)supine
B)Fowler's
C)prone
D)Trendelenburg
9

In which examination position does the patient lie on his back with his knees drawn up and his feet flat on the table?
A)prone
B)dorsal recumbent
C)Fowler's
D)Sims'
10

A patient who has low blood pressure or is in shock would be placed in a ____ position.
A)Trendelenburg
B)prone
C)supine
D)Fowler's





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