Diagnosing patients

Physicians need to develop effective ___ procedures.

• diagnose

• diagnostic

• diagnoses

The doctor managed to make an accurate ___ .

• diagnosis

• diagnostic

• diagnoses

Relevant information was gathered to allow the medical team to ____ the new patient.

• diagnose

• diagnostic

• diagnoses

• diagnosis

c/o stands for (multiple answers)

• care of (addressing a letter)

• complains of (patient case notes)

In medicine, the acronym o/e stands for

• online experiment

• on examination

The back of the inside of the eye (often examined for diagnostic purposes) including the retina and the optic nerve/disc is called

• iris

• pupil

• fundus

• cornea

A differential diagnosis process

• looks at the possible disorders that could be causing the symptoms and involves a process of elimination.

• looks at the medical history and the symptoms of the illness the patient has at the moment.

Which of the following is an example of an investigation that may be carried out to help a doctor reach a diagnosis?

• Body Mass Index

• temperature

• blood test

• blood pressure

Which of the following is a diagnostic procedure that a doctor could use to confirm a diagnosis?

• blood pressure

• biopsy

• Body Mass Index

• temperature

If a patient comes into your office with an unknown illness, what is the first step in diagnosing him/her?

• Perform a diagnostic test

• Order a CT scan

• Find out what the patient's presenting complaint is