HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT LATEST TEST BANK 2023-2024 REAL EXAM 120 PLUS UPDATED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS VERIFIED 100% ALREADY GRADED A+ COMPLETE EXAM Your patient complains of hoarseness yet denies smoking, alcohol use, and recent upper respiratory infection. Which question is appropriate to examine the aggravating factors? a. "Does drinking fluids or warm drinks help alleviate the hoarseness?" b. "Do you have any pain in your neck or throat?" c. "Have you been singing, yelling, or talking excessively recently?" d. "Is your hoarseness continuous, or does it come and go?" ANS: C Aggravating factors related to hoarseness include inhalation of chemicals or noxious fumes, smoking, overuse of voice, alcohol use, recent upper respiratory infections, recent head and neck surgery, intubation, and neck trauma; therefore, the appropriate question to ask is option "c." Manifestationsassociated with hoarseness include fever, sore throat, malaise, reflux, and vocal cord mass. Option "b" examines for associated manifestations. Option "a" is appropriate to examine for alleviating factors. The question in option "d" is related to the timing of the hoarseness. Which of the following statements from a patient's history is it most important to investigate further? a. "I have an allergy to peanuts." b. "I have lost