The role of the medical assistant in collecting blood specimens requires knowledge of each of the following EXCEPT ________.

A. asepsis
B. basic circulatory anatomy
C. vascular surgery
D. phlebotomy equipment


Answer: C

Health Professions

You might also like to view...

A 15-year-old boy is having a generalized seizure in a classroom at school. Appropriate care for this patient includes all of the following EXCEPT:

A. moving furniture away from the patient. B. applying oxygen. C. placing a blanket under the patient's head. D. holding his head firmly to prevent head injury.

Health Professions

Your patient is a 48-year-old female with advanced hepatitis secondary to drug and alcohol abuse. She is confused and is non-compliant with her medications. Which of the following is the most likely cause of her confusion?

a. Anemia
b. Hyperglycemia
c. Elevated ammonia levels
d. Hypercoagulative state

Health Professions

The outpatient prospective payment system reimburses services according to ambulatory payment classifications (APCs), which group services according to similar __________ and in terms of resources required

a. clinical characteristics b. intensity of resources c. risk of mortality d. severity of illness

Health Professions

Ramps became common elements in many occupancies in the U.S. with the adoption of the:

A. Equal Access Law in 2000. B. American with Disabilities Act in 1990. C. United States standard building codes. D. Building Access and Exit Statute in 1995.

Health Professions