Which of the Following Questions Should Be Used to Elicit

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following questions should be used to elicit the chief complaint from a patient?

• A) Where does it hurt?
• B) Are you sick?
• C) How long have you been ill?
• D) What seems to be the problem?
• E) All of the above

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Definitions:

Adaptation

An inherited aspect of an individual that allows it to outcompete other members of the same population that lack the trait (or that have a different version of the trait). Adaptations are traits that have evolved through the mechanism of natural selection.

Homologous

Homologous refers to structures or genes that originate from a common ancestor, often performing similar or related functions in different organisms.

Convergent

The evolutionary process wherein organisms not closely related independently evolve similar traits as a result of having to adapt to similar environments or ecological niches.

Complex Eye

A type of eye structure found in some animals, consisting of numerous individual light-sensitive units, allowing for the perception of detailed images.