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MEDICAL SEMIOLOGY MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

I.INTRODUCTIONS

1. The semiology is

a) The study of the signs of disease

b) Study of the symptoms of the disease
c) The study of the signs and symptoms of the
disease
d) C are correct
e) All are correct

2. The following are the possible methods of identifying the

patient signs

a) Interviewing the patient

b) Clinical investigation such as Lab test
c) Physical examinations
d) All are correct
e) None is correct
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3. The following is an example of the physical signs

a) Tiredness and pain

b) Temperature and dysphagia
c) Blood test and redness
d) Hepatomegaly and abdominal noise
e) None is correct

4. The syndrome is different from a disease by

a) Syndrome and disease has no any related

diagnosis
b) The syndrome has the most common etiology that identify
it
c) The syndrome is set of clinical features that are
not separate
d) VIH/AIDS is example of a diseases
e) Heart failure is most common known syndrome
f) c and e are correct

5. When the student are approaching the patient, they are

general object which are the following except

a) Obtain the professional report with the patient and gain

his confidence
b) Obtain all relevant information which allow the
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assessment of the illness and provisional diagnosis

c) Obtain the general information’s regarding the
patient, his background ,social situation and problem
d) Obtain all possible for information and solve the problems
as to diagnosis
e) Understand the patient own idea , problems and
major concerns

6. The following statement are correct except

a) The differential diagnosis is need for each sign and

symptoms in analytical approach
b) The summary is important to be added about
what has been examined for further planning of
provisional diagnosis
c) At the basis of some medicine is clinical
competence
d) Common sense is the cornerstone of the medicine
e) The doctor – patient relationship is important in
medical interviewing

II. HISTORY TAKING

7. The following are the purpose of medical interview except

a) Collect the patient information and his or her illness

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b) Understand the patient environment

c) Establish the list of signs and symptoms that
should be solved
d) Establish the therapeutic contract
e) Develop the problem-specific plans that encompass
diagnostic study, therapy and education to patient and
their family

8. The effective medical interviewing are help in

a) Building the effective patient – doctor relations

b) Managing the patient problems
c) Assessing the patient problems
d) Building good mutual patient- doctor collaboration
e) A, b and c are only correct.

9. The following are the basic relationship skills that help in

building the patient – doctor relationship except

a) Empathy and sympathy

b) Nonverbal skills –behavior and partnership
c) Personal support and personal capability
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d) Respect to the patients

e) All are correct.

10. The following are correct during the interviewing of the

patient except

a) The interviewer always sit in the same position level as the

patient
b) the honesty is very important in the interview
c) the time and purpose of the accounter
d) the visitor are allowed to enter in the interview
room
e) a and d are correct

11. The following are useful in interviewing questioning

except

a) focusing
b) open questions
c) facilitations
d) repetition
e) clarification and directions

13. What is the right sequences events taking place during

patient assessment
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a) history-examination-problem list-differential diagnosis-

investigations-treatment
b) history-problems list-differential diagnosis-
investigations-diagnosis confirmed – treatment
c) Examination-history-problems list-differential
diagnosis-investigation-diagnosis confirmedtreatment
d) History-examination-problems list-differential diagnosis-
investigation-diagnosis confirmed – treatment.
e) None is correct

14. The following are the role of the history except

a) Identification of the problems and patient

personality
b) Illness associated with the problems and family
relations
c) Physical and social environment of the patients
d) Physician and patient relationship establishment
e) It is very important in providing diagnosis
f) None

15. The following are the component of the symptoms

analysis

a) Location and chronology of symptoms

b) Quality and quantity of the symptoms
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c) Alleviating and aggravating factors of

symptoms
d) Setting and associated manifestations of
the symptoms
e) All are correct

16. The typical history format contain the following except

a) Date of admission and identification data

b) Chief complaint
c) History of present illness and past medical
history
d) Family and social history
e) Review of the system or functional inquire
f) None

17. The following are the signs of the cardiovascular disease

except

a) Apnea and nocturia

b) Dyspnea and paroxysmal nocturnal
dyspnea
c) Hemoptysis and hematemesis
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d) Edema and orthopnea

e) None

18. The following is the signs of the left heart failure except

a) Hepatomegaly and edema

b) Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
c) Pulmonary edema and pleural effusion
d) Extension of jugular vein pulse
e) A and d are correct

19. The female with GRAVIDA3 PARA2 means

a) Female had 2 pregnancy and 3 delivery

b) The female has 3 pregnancy and 2 delivery
c) The female has summation of 5
pregnancy with 2 abortion
d) The female abort 3 pregnancy in 5
pregnancy
e) None above is correct

20. The following are the signs of patient with the

Genitourinary system complications except

a) Nocturia
b) Hematuria
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c) Dyspareunia
d) Dysuria
e) Dysphagia

III. PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS

21. The following are the methods of physical examinations

except

a) Observation
b) Palpitation
c) Percussion
d) Auscultation
e) Smelling

22 what position is

The general examination is the first step of the physical

examination
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23. The following are method of physical examination

except
a) Inspection and mensuration
b) Palpation and manipulations
c) Percussion and auscultation
d) Breathing and smelling
e) None

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24. The following are the vital signs except

a) Body temperature
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b) Heart rate
c) Respiration rate
d) Blood pressure
e) Fever
f) None

SYSTEMS

25. The following are the sign of right sided heart failure
except

a) Edema and pleural effusion

b) Jugular vein pulse extension
c) Pulmonary edema
d) Hepatomegaly and splenomegaly
e) a and c
f) none

26. The following are the sign of the respiratory disease

except

a) hematemesis
b) hemoptysis
c) nocturia
d) apnea
e) a and c
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