quiz 2 Flashcards
How might illness scripts most help in creating a differential diagnosis?
Question 1 Answer
a.
Two or more disease illness scripts are compared with each other
b.
A table of illness scripts with at least 5 columns or rows would be necessary to create a sufficient differential diagnosis
c.
The current patient’s illness script is compared with previous patients’ illness scripts
d.
A patient’s illness script is compared with different disease illness scripts
d.
A patient’s illness script is compared with different disease illness scripts
When comparing disease illness scripts, which of the following should you do?
Question 2 Answer
a.
Create a table that includes at least four different conditions
b.
Organize your comparison around a particular pathophysiological mechanism
c.
Create a table with illness scripts in adjacent columns or rows
d.
Put illness scripts in a table and ensure you fill in every cell
c.
Create a table with illness scripts in adjacent columns or rows
Obsessive compulsive disorder typically begins before age 25. This information is part of what illness script component?
Question 3 Answer
a.
Time course
b.
Epidemiology
c.
Mechanism
d.
Signs and symptoms
b.
Epidemiology
A patient complains of a headache that started with mild pain this morning and has been getting worse over the course of the day with no periods of relief. How would the timing best be described?
Question 4 Answer
a.
Just as the patient described it: “started this morning and has been getting worse”
b.
Hyperacute, evanescent
c.
Hyperacute, waxing and waning
d.
Acute, progressive
d.
Acute, progressive
A portion of a syndrome statement in a patient illness scripts reads as follows: “unilateral headaches with phonophobia”. What might the patient have indicated during the intake?
Question 5 Answer
a.
Their head hurts on the left side and they find that sounds make it worse
b.
Others disagree that they have headaches and they find sounds irritating
c.
The pain is predominantly on the right side and they they have a phobia of receiving bad news by telephone
d.
The headaches tend to occur over the occipital lobe and they are afraid of sound
a.
Their head hurts on the left side and they find that sounds make it worse
