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Mr. Abdul is a 40-year-old Middle Eastern man who presents to the office for a first visit with the complaint of new abdominal pain. You are concerned about violating a cultural prohibition when you prepare to do his rectal examination. The best tactic would be to: Selected Answer: inform the patient of the reason for the examination and ask if it is acceptable to him. Selected Answer: the first day of the last menstrual period. Selected Answer: hearing range of normal speech. Answer: You are collecting a history from an 11-year-old girl. Her mother is sitting next to her in the examination room. When collecting history from older children or adolescents, they should be: Selected Answer: given the opportunity to be interviewed without the parent at some point during the interview. The examiner's evaluation of a patient's mental status belongs in the: Selected Answer: physical examination. Selected Answer: Wood’s lamp. Selected Answer: Fontanel sizes Selected Answer: more than two-thirds of the upper arm. Selected Answer: use a chronologic and sequential framework. Selected Answer: help make the interview questions more pertinent. Ms. G. is being seen for her routine physical examination. She is a college graduate and president of a research firm. Although her exact salary is unknown, she has adequate health insurance. Most of the above information is part of Ms. G.'s history. Selected personal and Answer: social Mr. Mathews is a 47-year-old patient who presents for a routine physical examination. On examination, you have noted a bruit heard over the thyroid. This is suggestive of: Selected Answer: B. hyperthyroidism . Selected Answer: adults older than 30 years. Answer: Selected Answer: peritoneum. Selected Answer: The largest speculum that will fit comfortably in the ear Mrs. Grace is a 58-year-old patient who has a diagnosis of pernicious anemia. Which B vitamin is deficient in patients with pernicious anemia? Selected B1
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