Hey everyone,
I've been reviewing the COMLEX 2 PE Guide by Kauffman and I noticed that a lot of the cases will have some physical exam findings that a standardized pt wouldn't be able to fake. For instance, a pt with a chief complaint of cough will have an S3 gallop and be given a diagnosis of heart failure. For those who took the test, do you guys know to what extent SPs fake physical exam findings? Are we ever supposed to document a physical exam finding that goes along with our suspected diagnosis even though the SP didn't have it?
I've been reviewing the COMLEX 2 PE Guide by Kauffman and I noticed that a lot of the cases will have some physical exam findings that a standardized pt wouldn't be able to fake. For instance, a pt with a chief complaint of cough will have an S3 gallop and be given a diagnosis of heart failure. For those who took the test, do you guys know to what extent SPs fake physical exam findings? Are we ever supposed to document a physical exam finding that goes along with our suspected diagnosis even though the SP didn't have it?