IPA Final Exam Study Guide.
Assessment - answerAct of determining a patients health status and evaluating the factors that
influence that status
Diagnostic Process - answerHistory: Most important!
Physical assessment
Labs: should confirm, not make dx
Order of Patient Encounter - answerHistory...
Modifiers to Diagnostic Process - answer✔Situation (emergency, setting)
Patient (pediatric vs geriatric, language barrier, unresponsive)
Documentation - answer✔SO IMPORTANT
SOAP Note
Full history and PE
Progress note
Pre- and post-operative note
Referral
Negative Question - answer✔A question that expects agreement with an implication contained
within the question
EXAMPLE: "You don't have a headache, do you?"
Leading Question - answer✔A question that implies that one answer would be better than
another
EXAMPLE: "Would you describe your pain as sharp?"
Open Ended Questions - answer✔Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want
and guides the conversation in HPI
EXAMPLE: "How would you describe your pain?"
Closed Ended Questions - answer✔Questions a person must answer by choosing from a limited,
predetermined set of responses, used in ROS
EXAMPLE: "Are you having pain in your chest?"
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