During a Preventive Healthcare Visit, Ms

question 30

Multiple Choice

During a preventive healthcare visit, Ms. G, an older patient, states that she is getting shorter. She says that her son mentioned that her change in stature became noticeable to him during his last visit with her. Her posture appears straight and aligned. When addressing Ms. G.'s present concerns, it is most important to inquire about:

• A) the number of pregnancies.
• B) her parents' heights.
• C) a history of scoliosis.
• D) her usual height and weight.

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Definitions:

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

Placebo

An inert or innocuous substance given to a patient instead of genuine medication, used in studies to evaluate the efficacy of treatments.

Confederate

An individual who is part of an experiment but pretends to be a participant and is aware of the study's aims.

Experimental

Pertaining to a methodological approach that involves manipulating one variable to determine if changes in one variable cause changes in another variable.