Author Question: A patient calls the clinic complaining of a sore throat and congestion. He is not sure whether he ... (Read 59 times)

vinney12 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A patient calls the clinic complaining of a sore throat and congestion. He is not sure whether he should come to the clinic, wait to see if the symptoms resolve, or treat himself with over-the-counter products. This patient's phase of illness is the

1. Dependency phase.
2. Seeking help phase.
3. Prodromal phase.
4. Symptomatic phase.

Question 2

A patient at the clinic is complaining to a nurse that she has no specific symptoms, but that her body aches, she is fatigued, and she just does not feel good. This patient's phase of illness is the

1. Dependency phase.
2. Seeking help phase.
3. Prodromal phase.
4. Symptomatic phase.