What Is the Relationship Between a Presenting Problem and a Clinical

question 40

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between a presenting problem and a clinical description?

• A)Obtaining the patient's clinical description is the first step in determining what the patient's presenting problem is.
• B)Describing the patient's presenting problem is the first step in determining the patient's clinical description.
• C)The presenting problem refers to the current status of a distressed individual; the clinical description refers to the treatment plan.
• D)The presenting problem refers to symptoms that last only a short time, whereas the clinical description refers to symptoms that are chronic.

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