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WorksheetsThe Scientific Process in Diagnosis
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
If a patient comes into your office with an unknown illness, what is the first step in diagnosing him?
a)
Perform a diagnostic test
b)
ordering a CT scan
c)
find out what the patient's chief complaint is
d)
analyze patient's history
2.
After you question the patient about his main complaint, what would the next step be in diagnosing him correctly?
a)
analyze patient's symptoms and history
b)
start treatment
c)
re-evaluate your hypothesis
d)
tell him to go find another doctor
3.
After you have researched more about the patient and analyzed his symptoms and read his family history, what is the next step in diagnosing him?
a)
flick him in the head
b)
hypothesize/diagnose him
c)
experiment on the patient
d)
cut his toe off
4.
After you have diagnosed the patient with an illness, what next?
a)
re-evaluate your hypothesis
b)
research his family history
c)
experiment on the patient by prescribing a medication
d)
find out his symptoms
5.
If your diagnosis was right, how would you know?
a)
you have a good feeling you were right
b)
because he did not die
c)
you hear about his well being from another doctor
d)
you see the patient again after he is done with his medication and his symptoms are gone
6.
If you diagnosed the patient incorrectly, how would you know?
a)
he revisits your office and his symptoms have not changed
b)
you hear about him from another nurse
c)
his symptoms are cleared
d)
You saw him at another doctors office
7.
What should be done if original diagnosis was incorrect?
a)
nothing
b)
perform additional tests or start a new treatment
c)
question his parents about family history
8.
What could you learn if you diagnosed a patient wrong?
a)
There could have been an error in the first tests that were performed
b)
that his symptoms could have been caused from an illness you did not think of
c)
that you are not always right
d)
all of those
9.
Information that you gather with your senses.
a)
observation
b)
variable
c)
hypothesis
d)
testable question
10.
A question that can be answered through an investigation.
a)
hypothesis
b)
testable question
c)
variable
d)
observation
11.
A possible answer to a testable question.
a)
testable question
b)
variable
c)
hypothesis
d)
observation
12.
A carefully controlled test to answer a question.
a)
variable
b)
hypothesis
c)
observation
d)
experiment
13.
Something that can change or vary.
a)
variable
b)
experiment
c)
independent variable
d)
dependent variable
14.
Something that is changed or tested in an experiment.
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
c)
controlled variable
15.
Observations that are made using only the senses and that describe properties.
a)
qualitative observations
b)
quantitative observations
16.
Observations that use numbers or measurements.
a)
qualitative observations
b)
quantitative observations
17.
What is the correct formula for a well-written hypothesis?
a)
If + I.V. then + D.V.
b)
I.V. then D.V.
c)
Is this question about a hippo?
d)
I.V. + D.V. then data
18.
Which questions could be answered with a qualitative observation?
a)
How tall is the plant?
b)
How do the plant's flowers smell?
c)
How many leaves are on the plant?
d)
How deep are the plant's roots?
19.
Variables that are kept the same or not changed in an experiment.
a)
independent variable
b)
controlled variables
c)
dependent variable
20.
Which is a quantitative observation?
a)
The car took 6 seconds to roll across the desk.
b)
The car is red.
c)
The birds made their nests in apple trees.
d)
The colder the air, the slower mold will grow on fruit.
21.
In your lab, what was the diagnosis for Patient A? - 56 yr old female with chest rash, lump in armpit and chest pain.
a)
Histoplasmosis
b)
Breast Cancer
c)
Eczema
d)
Rubella
22.
In your lab, what was the diagnosis for Patient B? A 5yr old male unconscious, thirsty, underweight, chronic congestion, impaired vision
a)
Type 1 Diabetes
b)
Kidney Failure
c)
Cystic Fibrosis
d)
Influenza
23.
In your lab, what was the diagnosis for Patient C? A 21 yr old female with chest pain, nausea, vomitting, dark stool
a)
Ulcers
b)
Gallstones
c)
Irritable Bowel Syndrom
d)
Sickle Cell Anemia
24.
In your lab, what was the diagnosis for Patient D? A 56 yr old male with distended abdomen, fatigue, weight loss, chronic alcohol abuser
a)
Mononucleosis
b)
Hepatitis
c)
Hemochromatosis
d)
Cirrhosis
25.
In your lab, what was the diagnosis for Patient E? A 16 yr old male with chest pain, shortness of breath, weight loss, chest congestion
a)
Atherosclerosis
b)
Tuberculosis
c)
COPD
d)
Asthma
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