During the physical examination, what does orientation to time indicate?
A. The patient's ability to appropriate identification of oneself and the known nearby people
B. The patient's ability to appropriately identify the place in which a person finds him- or herself
C. The patient's ability to appropriately identify the current date, month, year
D. The patient's neurologic reaction of the toes and soles of the feet when the bottoms of the feet are stroked
Question 2
Which of the following BEST describes the 1997 general multisystem physical examination evidentiary checklist?
A. Body systems and organ areas arranged in an alphabetic list
B. Anatomical findings arranged in a numerical list in order of physiologic importance
C. Organ systems and body areas listed in the 1995 DGs
D. Elements identified by a bullet that represent a variety of anatomic, physiologic and pathologic findings
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