How is HBV typically transmitted?
What will be an ideal response?
The HBV virus is transmitted through contact with infected blood or body fluids. Activities that promote transmission include sexual contact, IV drug use, infants born to infected mothers, needle sticks in health care environments, contact with blood or open sores of an infected person, or sharing personal items such as razors or toothbrushes. Only about one-half of those persons infected will show any symptoms with acute disease such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine and discolorization of the skin and eyes (jaundice).
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A) para-aminosalicyclic acid and isoniazid. B) isoniazid and rifampin. C) thioamides and cycloserine. D) aminoglycosides and rifampin.
Which act passed in the early 1990s has special significance to health care employees?
A. FECA B. OSHA C. Blood Borne Pathogens D. MSDS
The medical assistant helped ____ with the medical record.?
A) ?me B) ?I C) ?we D) ?she
Which of the following is an example of fraud?
A) miscoding a diagnosis unintentionally B) leaving a field blank on the CMS-1500 by mistake C) altering a patient's chart to increase the amount reimbursed D) releasing a patient's medical records without the patient's permission