Chapter 1 Clinical Reasoning, Differential Diagnosis, Evidence-Based Practice, and Symptom AnalysisMultiple ChoiceIdentify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.____1.Which type of clinical decision-making is most reliable?AIntuitiveBAnalyticalCExperientialDAugenblick____2.Which of the following is false? To obtain adequate history, health-care providers must be:AMethodical and systematicBCDAttentive to the patient’s verbal and nonverbal language Able toaccurately interpret the patient’s responses Adept at reading into thepatient’s statements____3.Essential parts of a health history include all of the following except:AChief complaintBHistory of the present illnessC.Current vital signsDAll of the above are essential history components____4.Which of the following is false?While performing the physical examination, the examiner must be able to:ADifferentiate between normal and abnormal findingsBCRecall knowledge of a range of conditions and their associated signs and symptoms Recognize howcertain conditions affect the response to other conditionsDForesee unpredictable findings____5.The following is the least reliable source of information for diagnostic statistics:AEvidence-based investigationsBPrimary reports of researchCEstimation based on a provider’s experienceDPublished meta-analyses____6.AThe following can be used to assist in sound clinical decision-making: Algorithmpublished in a peer-reviewed journal articleBClinical practice guidelinesCEvidence-based researchDAll of the above____7. If a diagnostic study has high sensitivity, this indicates a:ABCHigh percentage of persons with the given condition will have an abnormal resultLow percentage of persons with the given condition will have an abnormal result Low likelihoodof normal result in persons without a given conditionDNone of the above____8. If a diagnostic study has high specificity, this indicates a:ALow percentage of healthy individuals will show a normal resultPreview Mode
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