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General Physical Exam

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is an example of a patient sign?

a)

nosebleed

b)

pain

c)

nausea

d)

headache

2.

Which of these is a patient symptom?

a)

nosebleed

b)

pain

c)

rash

d)

cough

3.

Which of these terms is a likely course of a disease, a prediction of how things usually proceed.

a)

diagnosis

b)

symptom

c)

prognosis

d)

palpation

4.

I am in a prone position so I am lying on my

a)

side

b)

back

c)

stomach

d)

sitting upright

5.

I am sitting upright with my back leaning on the upright exam table. I am in which position?

a)

Sims

b)

Prone

c)

Proctologic

d)

Fowlers

6.

The HCP is examining my heart with a stethoscope. What exam method are they using?

a)

mensuration

b)

palpation

c)

auscultation

d)

prone

7.

I am having my reflexes tested. What exam method is this?

a)

percussion

b)

palpation

c)

auscultation

d)

mensuration

8.

The doctor is palpating my belly. I must be in this position.

a)

supine

b)

prone

c)

Fowlers

d)

Sims

9.

You just completed recording your patient's height and weight. Which exam method did you use?

a)

palpation

b)

percussion

c)

mensuration

d)

inspection

10.

The patient is coming in for an ear ache. Which instrument will the HCP need for this?

a)

ophthalmoscope

b)

otoscope

c)

endoscope

d)

tongue depressor

11.

During the physical exam, the HCP generally starts at the ______ and works towards the _______.

a)

feet, head

b)

front, back

c)

head, feet

d)

arms, legs

12.

Which of these will you need to auscultate the patient's lungs?

a)

otoscope

b)

ophthalmoscope

c)

thermometer

d)

stethoscope

13.

If the HCP is taking a general look at the patient, they are using which exam method?

a)

auscultation

b)

inspection

c)

mensuration

d)

palpation

14.

Which of these instruments will I need to do a percussion test?

a)

otoscope

b)

reflex hammer

c)

stethoscope

d)

sphygmomanometer

15.

Which of these exam positions is used for female pelvic exams?

a)

lithotomy

b)

Fowlers

c)

Sims

d)

prone