Health History Ch. 4

Question 1

What is the purpose of health history?

Answer 1

Collect subjective data to combine with objective data from physical exam and lab studies to form the database

Provide complete picture of patient’s past/present health status

Screening tool for detection of abnormalities

Question 2

What is the Health History Sequence?

Answer 2

Biographic Data (name, DOB)

Source of History (person giving info on the patient)

Reason for seeking care

Present health/history of present illness

Past health

family history

Review of systems

Functional assessment including ADLs

Question 3

Is the reason for care a diagnostic statement?

Answer 3

No

Question 4

What is HPI?

Answer 4

History of Present Illness

Question 5

What is ROS? What is its purpose?

Answer 5

Review of Systems

Evaluate past/present state of each body system
Assess that all pertinent data relative to each body system has been noted
Evaluate health promotion practices

Question 6

What is the Cephalocaudal approach?

Answer 6

Organized manner proceeding in a logical sequence

Question 7

What does the functional assessment focus on?

Answer 7

ADLs and how they’re impacted by the present illness