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| Recycling in the work setting should include |
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| all paper except some fax papers |
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| As a medical assisting professional, your attitude |
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| allows you to learn from criticism |
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| the normal blood pressure range for an adult is |
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| A physician who wishes to specialize in a particular branch of medicine |
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| must complete an additional 2 to 6 years of residency in that speciality |
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| Internal subspecialities include all of the following except? |
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| another name for dietian is |
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| the term used to assess the urgency and immediate medical needs of a patient is referred to as |
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| An allied health career professional who translates a physician's dictation about patient treatments into comprehensive typed records is a(n) |
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| which of the following takes health histories, perform physical examinations, conducts screening tests, and educates patients and families about disease prevention? |
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| independent nurse practioner |
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| To use the form of treatment believed to be best for the patients, to refrain from harmful actions, and to keep a patientsprivate information confidential are part of |
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| A physician reports a case of aquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) to the state. This is called |
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| whicch of the following methods of taking a temperature is most popular in pediatric offices because of its speed and ease of use |
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| difficult or painful breathing is called |
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| which of the following is a special consideration when taking blood pressure in adults |
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| wait 15 min before taking the blood pressure of a patient who has just exercised |
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| which of the following is particulary important in the emotional preparation of children for a physical examination |
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| allow children to imspect the equipment to be used durig the examination |
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| which of the following examination positions is used if a patient is too weak to sit unsupported |
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| into which position would you assist a woman to put her feet in the stirrups and to slide forward to position her buttocks near the edge of the table |
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| doctors use a stethoscope to perform___ to assess heart, lung, and bowel sounds |
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| which technique will help a patient who is hyperventilating |
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| have the patient breathe into a paper bag |
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| obedience in following the physicians orders |
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| treatment for depression in elderly patients includes |
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| antidepressants and psychotherapy |
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| which of the following is the white, tough, outermost layer of the eye |
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| which of the following is the colored part of the eye |
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| which of the following function only in bright light and are sensitive to color and provide sharp images |
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| which of the follwing uses letters of the alphabet to test the distance vision of adults |
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| the medical assistant interprets O.U. 20/40-2 to mean that |
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| the patient can see at 20 ft what a person with normal vision can see at 40ft and misses two letters on the line |
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| which of the following would you do when performing an eye irrigation |
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| ask the patient to lie down or sit with the head tilted back and to the sid that is being irrigated |
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| which of the following may assist people whose hearing cannot be improved by hearing aids |
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| devices that light up to alert their attention to the doorbell or telephone |
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| instruct patient to call their physician immediately if they experience which of the following signs that indicate ear problems |
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| vertigo and discarge from the ear |
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| symptoms of hyperthyroidism include |
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| anxiety, irritability, elevated heart rate and blood pressure, weight loss, increased appetite, and protruding eyes. |
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