A Patient Comes to the Clinic Complaining of Repeated Headaches

question 20

Multiple Choice

A patient comes to the clinic complaining of repeated headaches and lightheadedness. As the provider takes a health history, he or she should:

• A) perform a comprehensive ROS.
• B) skip the social history in order to focus on the current issue.
• C) focus her interest and questions on the patient's neurologic system.
• D) spend a good deal of time assessing the reliability of the information she is getting.

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