Includes Physical Exam and Diagnostic Results.

• A. Subjective Information
• B. Objective Information
• C. Assessment
• D. Chief Complaint

Answer: (B)

The question tests how we categorize data collected during a patient encounter. Physical exam findings and diagnostic results are considered objective information because they are observed, measured, or produced by tests and can be verified by someone else. Examples include vital signs, exam signs (like tenderness or crackles), imaging results, and lab values. These contrasts with subjective information, which comes from the patient’s own report of symptoms and experiences, such as pain quality, onset, and intensity, and with the Chief Complaint, which is the patient’s stated reason for the visit. The Assessment comes from the clinician synthesizing both subjective and objective data into a diagnostic impression. Since this item points to findings obtained through exam and testing, the correct choice is objective information.