CMS Fundamentals Practice Exam 2026 - Free Practice Questions and Study Guide

Data collected during assessment fall into two categories: what the patient says and what is observed or measured. Blood pressure is an objective data point because it comes from a device, yields a numeric value, and can be verified by another clinician. It is observable and measurable, not dependent on the patient’s description. Subjective data would be symptoms the patient describes, such as pain or dizziness, which cannot be measured directly. The other terms refer to broader concepts like risk factors or medical issues rather than the type of data being collected, so they don’t describe the data category here.