You have been asked to speak to a group of new mothers regarding the emergency treatment of a fever. During your presentation, one of the mothers asks you which temperature would cause a child to seize. Your response would be:
A) "When a child's temperature rises above 105°F, seizure activity will occur."
B) "It is not the specific temperature that is of concern, but the rate at which the body temperature rises."
C) "If the temperature of a child's fever rises slowly over several hours, she is at greater risk for seizures."
D) "For a child to seize when she has a fever, she must also have a history of seizures or a cardiac condition."
B) "It is not the specific temperature that is of concern, but the rate at which the body temperature rises."
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Denise, a medical assistant in Chicago, has just been informed that a new strain of the influenza is expected to affect the city's residents within the next few weeks
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A) acromegaly. B) giantism. C) dwarfism. D) none of the above.
It is never appropriate to give patient information to anyone other than the patient, and for this reason, ____.
A. test results are typically not given to anyone over the phone B. always verify the patient's name and social security number before giving test results over the phone C. it is common to give results over the phone only when the phlebotomist knows the patient well D. phlebotomists may give results via email when the name of the sender matches the name of the patient