Read This Excerpt from a Patient's Health Record: "Reason for Consult

question 20

Multiple Choice

Read this excerpt from a patient's health record: "Reason for Consult: Cough and dyspnea. The patient is a 64-year-old male who has had a cough for 2 months. His cough has had a lot of sputum in it. Now he also has dyspnea. He has been sweating at night and has lost 5 pounds in the past 2 months. He denies hemoptysis or fever. He is a 2-pack-per-day smoker." According to this information, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT

• A) The patient's chief complaint is cough and difficulty breathing.
• B) The patient has been coughing mucus discharged from the lungs.
• C) The patient has difficulty breathing.
• D) The patient is afebrile.
• E) The patient is coughing up blood.

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Definitions:

Autokinetic Illusion

A visual phenomenon where a stationary point of light in a dark environment appears to move because of involuntary eye movements.

Texture Gradient

A depth cue based on the gradual reduction of detail that occurs in surfaces as they recede from the observer, used in perception to judge distances.

Brightness

The attribute of visual perception according to which an area appears to emit more or less light.

Perceptual Illusion

A misinterpretation of a true sensation, where the perceived information differs from the objective reality.