Certain system/body areas listed in the single organ system evidentiary checklists are blank. Why?
A. These systems/body areas are not at all related to the single organ system being assessed but they are required to be listed to retain consistency
B. These systems/body areas have no importance to the health of the patient and any reference to these systems/body areas by the patient are indicative of a psychological problem
C. These systems/body areas were listed in a typographical error but convention has prevented their removal from the evidentiary checklist
D. These systems/body areas are anatomically involved in the single organ system, but are not directly relevant to the health of the single organ system being assessed
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Q. 2) What are the requirements for a detailed type single organ system physical examination of the cardiovascular system?
A. Documentation of at least six elements identified by a bullet in shaded borders
B. Documentation of at least nine elements identified by a bullet whether in a shaded or unshaded border
C. Documentation of at least twelve elements identified by a bullet whether in a shaded or unshaded border
D. Documentation of five to seven organ systems or body areas
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Q. 3) What are the requirements for a detailed single organ system physical examination of the neurologic system?
A. Documentation of at least twelve elements identified by a bullet whether in a shaded or unshaded border
B. Documentation of at least six elements identified by a bullet in shaded borders
C. Documentation of at least nine elements identified by a bullet whether in a shaded or unshaded border
D. Documentation of five to seven organ systems or body areas
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Q. 4) What is a pneumo-otoscope?
A. Used to identify and diagnose otitis media, an otoscope is utilized with a puff of air to determine how much pressure is behind the eardrum and asses the mobility of the eardrum
B. Used to identify the mucosal tissues covering the surface of the throat from the mouth and nasal cavities down to the tracheoesophageal junction
C. Used to identify the patient's ability to listen to, remember, and repeat back to two-syllable words, the physician prompts the patient verbally
D. Used to identify physiologic anomalies, the physician asks the patient to lie on the back
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Q. 5) Which of the following best describes the choanae?
A. The line of lymph nodes in the neck
B. The flap of tissue that covers and protects the airway during the act of swallowing
C. The funnel-shaped channels that form large openings through which air leaves the nose
D. The passage linking the middle ear to the throat
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Q. 6) What are the requirements for a detailed single organ system physical examination of the eye?
A. Documentation of at least six elements identified by a bullet in shaded borders
B. Documentation of at least nine elements identified by a bullet whether in a shaded or unshaded border
C. Documentation of five to seven organ systems or body areas
D. Documentation of at least twelve elements identified by a bullet whether in a shaded or unshaded border
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Q. 7) The nares are located in what part of the body?
A. Nose
B. Ear
C. Anus
D. Eye, specifically the tear duct
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Q. 8) Which of the following best describes the unshaded border?
A. Small print within the single organ system evidentiary checklist
B. A thinner outline surrounding a certain area/organ system in the single organ system evidentiary checklist
C. Highlighting of specific words to emphasize pathologic or physiologic markers
D. A darker outline surrounding a certain area/organ system in the single organ system evidentiary checklist
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Q. 9) Which of the following best describes an identified crackle?
A. The absence of any identified injury or trauma
B. An abnormal sound that can be heard during auscultation of the heart
C. Auditory identification of the true vocal cords during the clinical speech reception thresholds
D. Abnormal, sharp sounds that can be heard during auscultation of the lungs
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Q. 10) What are the requirements for the problem focused type single organ system physical examination?
A. Documentation of one to five elements identified by a bullet in a shaded border
B. Documentation of at least six elements identified by a bullet
C. Documentation of one organ system or body area
D. Documentation of one to five elements identified by a bullet, whether in a shaded or unshaded border
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