Read the Following Excerpt from a Health Record: SUBJECTIVE

question 99

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Read the following excerpt from a health record: SUBJECTIVE
Mr) Robert Luno presents to our clinic with a 2-month history of intermittent post-prandial gastralgia and dyspepsia. It has become more and more frequent. He also reports occasional emesis as well, but denies hematemesis and cholemesis. He denies diarrhea and constipation.
Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the symptoms experienced by Mr. Luno?

• A) The patient has diarrhea and constipation and has been vomiting.
• B) The patient has not passed fluid or unformed feces, nor has he had difficulty passing feces.
• C) The patient has poor digestion, and it is getting worse.
• D) The patient is experiencing stomach pain that comes and goes.
• E) The patient is not vomiting bile or blood.

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Definitions:

Experimental Group

In research, the group of participants that receives the treatment or condition being tested, contrasted with the control group that does not.

Random Assignment

A technique for assigning human participants or animal subjects to different groups in an experiment using randomization, which ensures that each participant or subject has an equal chance of being placed in any group.

Experimental Group

In research, the group of participants exposed to the variable or condition being tested to observe its effects.

Random Assignment

A method in experimental design where participants are allocated to different groups or conditions by chance, minimizing biases.