Medical assistants must always be alert to the safety of their patients, themselves, and the office
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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________ blood can be found in the capillaries
a. Arterial b. Venous c. Both arterial and venous d. Capillarial
You are by the side of a 2-year-old male whose mother states he has a cough that has slowly worsened over the past three days. The patient's airway is patent and respirations labored. Intercostal retractions are accompanied by stridorous respirations. His skin is very warm to the touch. Vital signs are as follows: pulse, 152 beats/min; respirations, 28 breaths/min; SpO2, 97%; and temperature, 100.3°F. Breath sounds are clear and equal. Based on this presentation, you would suspect and treat the patient for:
A) Asthma B) Bronchiolitis C) Foreign body airway obstruction D) Croup
The branch of pharmacology concerned with the ways drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated from the body is:
A) pharmacology. B) pharmacodynamics. C) pharmacokinetics. D) pharmacostatics.
An irregular muscle connection between the atria and the ventricles that bypass the AV node is called an:
A. accessory pathway. B. universal pathway. C. central pathway. D. group pathway.