Which of the following guidelines applies when interviewing an adolescent patient?

A) Try to have a parent or peer stay with the patient.
B) Conduct the interview in private.
C) Remember that, although they look grown up, adolescents still want to be treated like children.
D) Avoid asking questions about sensitive topics such as substance abuse and sexual activity.


B

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Which of the following muscles pull the larynx and hyoid downward?

A. suprahyoid group B. cricothyroid muscles C. posterior cricoarytenoid muscles D. infrahyoid group

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A) breast pumping. B) continuous breast feeding. C) either A or B. D) neither A nor B.

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In which healthcare setting is a patient not registered prior to receiving care?

A. both acute care hospital and dental office B. acute care hospital C. physician's office D. dental office E. patients are registered in all of these settings

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