Medical assessment scales Quiz

Test your knowledge on medical assessment scales, from pain intensity to psychiatric symptoms. Evaluate your expertise with these 17 questions!

#1

Which assessment scale is used to evaluate pain intensity in children?

Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)
Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R)
McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ)
#2

What does the Apgar score assess?

Respiratory function
Fetal heart rate
Neonatal neurological function
Overall newborn health shortly after birth
#3

What is the primary purpose of the Braden Scale?

Assessing risk of pressure ulcers
Evaluating pain intensity
Measuring cognitive impairment
Assessing risk of falls
#4

Which assessment scale is commonly used to measure pain intensity in adults?

Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R)
Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)
McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ)
#5

What does the Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living assess?

Cognitive function
Functional status
Depression severity
Quality of life
#6

What does the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) evaluate?

Respiratory function
Pain intensity
Consciousness level
Agitation and sedation levels
#7

Which medical assessment scale is used to measure the severity of dementia?

Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
Ramsay Sedation Scale
Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) Scale
#8

Which scale is used to assess the severity of symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease?

Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D)
Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS)
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
#9

Which scale is commonly used to assess pain in non-verbal patients?

Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)
Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale
Abbey Pain Scale
Verbal Descriptor Scale (VDS)
#10

Which assessment scale is used to evaluate the severity of withdrawal symptoms in alcohol-dependent individuals?

Ramsay Sedation Scale
Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol Scale (CIWA-Ar)
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS)
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
#11

Which assessment scale is used to measure the severity of anxiety symptoms in patients?

Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
#12

Which scale is used to assess the severity of symptoms in patients with acute pancreatitis?

Ranson's Criteria
APACHE II Score
CURB-65 Score
Bishop Score
#13

What does the CHA2DS2-VASc score evaluate in the medical context?

Risk of stroke in atrial fibrillation
Severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Likelihood of coronary artery disease
Assessment of dementia progression
#14

What does the Child-Pugh score assess in patients with liver disease?

Risk of thrombosis
Severity of encephalopathy
Liver function
Severity of ascites and jaundice
#15

What does the Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) assess in stroke patients?

Severity of aphasia
Functional disability
Cognitive impairment
Risk of aspiration
#16

What does the Rockall Score assess in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding?

Severity of pain
Risk of aspiration
Likelihood of rebleeding and mortality
Severity of encephalopathy
#17

Which scale is used to assess the severity of symptoms in patients with sepsis?

Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) Score
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS)
Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)

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