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Which of the following pairs of terms are opposites?


A) Acute, abrupt
B) Exacerbation, symptom
C) Febrile, afebrile
D) Genetic, hereditary
E) Lethargic, malaise

F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

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Which of the following is the best definition for differential diagnosis?


A) A list of conditions the patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam
B) A problem resulting from a disease or injury
C) Another way of saying assessment
D) The cause
E) What the health care professional thinks the patient has

F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

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Read the following discharge summary: Hospital Course Mrs) Collach was admitted to the medical service. She was placed on NPO status and given IVF and analgesics. An ultrasound revealed gallstones in the common bile duct as the etiology for Mrs. Collach's pancreatitis. Surgery was consulted. On hospital day 2, Mrs. Collach was taken to the OR for laparoscopic choledocholithectomy and cholecystectomy. She tolerated the procedure well. She began a postoperative refeeding plan with a low-protein, low-fat diet. She tolerated advancing the diet, and 2 days after her surgery, her pain had improved enough that she was discharged home. According to this summary, which of the following is true?


A) The ultrasound results are pending.
B) The ultrasound revealed gallstones, and the cause of the pancreatitis is occult.
C) The ultrasound revealed gallstones as the cause of Mrs. Collach's pancreas pain.
D) The ultrasound revealed gallstones, but they were noncontributory.
E) The ultrasound revealed the common bile duct has lesions.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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