Physical Examination MCQ Quiz!

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1.

General Examination covers:
- A.
  
  Clinical anthropometry: weight, height, frame size, body mass index
- B.
  
  Non-vital signs: reading, repertory, declaratory, fracking.
- C.
  
  Liveable: Chock, signs, rails, sails, snails.
- D.
  
  Vital signs: temperature, pulse rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure (both arms, two positions [lying and sitting])
2.

[Blank] (2 words, both capitalized) covers weight, height, frame size, body mass index.
3.

[Blank] (2 words capitalized) cover: temperature, pulse rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure (both arms, two positions [lying and sitting]).
4.

Clinical anthropometry covers:
- A.
  
  Weight
- B.
  
  Blood Pressure
- C.
  
  Height
- D.
  
  Frame size
- E.
  
  Body Mass Index (BMI)
5.

Vital signs cover:
- A.
  
  Temperature
- B.
  
  Pulse Rate
- C.
  
  Respiratory Rate
- D.
  
  Weight
- E.
  
  Blood Pressure (both arms, 2 positions [lying and sitting])
- F.
  
  Height
6.

Focused examination (Part 1 of 3)
- A.
  
  Skin, hair, and nails
- B.
  
  Feet
- C.
  
  Head and neck
- D.
  
  Eyes
- E.
  
  Toes
- F.
  
  Ears
- G.
  
  Nose
- H.
  
  Throat and mouth.
7.

Focused Examination (Part 2 of 3):
- A.
  
  Eyes
- B.
  
  Lymphatics
- C.
  
  Chest (Breasts) and lungs
- D.
  
  Ears
- E.
  
  Heart and blood vessels
- F.
  
  Peripheral vasculature (legs and arms)
8.

Focused Examination (Part 3 of 3):
- A.
  
  Abdomen
- B.
  
  Genitourinary
- C.
  
  Teeth
- D.
  
  Musculoskeletal
- E.
  
  Neurological System
9.

General Oberservation.
- A.
  
  Pulse
- B.
  
  Hygiene, manner of dress.
- C.
  
  Vision
- D.
  
  Hair, fingernails
- E.
  
  Is patient dressed appropriately for the weather?
10.

General Oberservation: Mental
- A.
  
  Level of consciousness
- B.
  
  Is patient awake, alert, responsive to others. (if not , assess for stupor or coma)
- C.
  
  Pulse
- D.
  
  Stiff muscles
11.

If the following signs of distress are apparent, you need to act quickly.
- A.
  
  Cardiac
- B.
  
  Respiratory - difficulty breathing
- C.
  
  Sweating
- D.
  
  Smiling
12.

Level of Consciousness:
- A.
  
  Awake - interactive
- B.
  
  Colour of clothing
- C.
  
  Ability to read small print
- D.
  
  Lethgargic - sleepy, drowsy, rousable/responsive
- E.
  
  Stuporous - arousable with stimuli, resists arousal
- F.
  
  Obtunded - cannot maintain arousal without
- G.
  
  Excellent hearing
- H.
  
  Comatose - non-interactive with surroundings
- I.
  
  Orientation (appropriateness): Person, place, time, situation
13.

Most common causes of Comas (we do not need to diagnose the cause, just to diagnose it's a coma and send it to a specialist).
- A.
  
  Coma after brain Trauma, Stroke (hemorrhage, hematoma, infarction, tutor, abscess, trauma)
- B.
  
  Metabolic disorders (Uremic coma, Hepatic coma, Diabetic coma [Hyperglycemic or Kussmaul's), Hypoglycemic coma, Carbon monoxide poisoning coma)
- C.
  
  Sleep walking
- D.
  
  Drug intoxication - Narcotics poisoning (Opium)
- E.
  
  Alcoholic coma
- F.
  
  Hypotermia, Hyperthermia
- G.
  
  Reading
- H.
  
  Encefalitis, meningitis