The externship experience should provide the medical assistant with ample experience in ________ skills
a. administrative
b. clinical
c. administrative and clinical
d. none of the above
c
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A patient has suffered an open crush injury to his elbow. As you approach, you note the patient sitting upright holding a towel to his elbow. The towel is soaked with blood, but the elbow does not appear to be actively bleeding. Your FIRST action in caring for this patient should be to:
A) place a sterile dressing over the injury. B) apply oxygen through a nonrebreather mask. C) evaluate the patient's airway. D) examine the patient's elbow.
The therapist is working with a patient who is receiving VC-SIMV and is scheduled to undergo indirect calorimetry in 2 hours. The therapist has received an order from the physician to reduce the mandatory rate from 10 to 8 breaths/minute. What should the therapist do?
A. Wait until after the indirect calorimetry to change the mandatory rate. B. Change the patient's mandatory rate anytime up to the start of the indirect calorimetry. C. The therapist can make the ventilator change up to 90 minutes before the indirect calorimetry. D. The therapist must make sure that the patient is sedated, and is given an analgesic, if necessary, 1 hour before the best.
Iodine deficiency may cause:
A) cretinism (congenital myxedema) B) rickets C) osteoporosis D) anemia
Bilateral conjunctival edema __________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).