When preparing the patient for injection, you should:
A) consider the patient's age and mental condition
B) keep conversation to a minimum
C) tell the patient that the injection will not hurt
D) ask the patient to flex the muscles to give you a larger target for the injection
A
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A. injuries related to the fall. B. a heart attack. C. hyperthermia. D. that the boy has ADHD.
Messages taken by a medical assistant should include all of the following, EXCEPT ________.
A. the first and last name of the caller B. the name of the person he or she is trying to reach C. a telephone number at which he or she can be reached for a callback D. the date and time of his or her last call
According to the IOM, the ultimate goal of computerizing medical records is:
A) To improve the delivery of safe, quality care focused on patients' health. B) To safeguard the privacy of patients' medical information. C) To create a longitudinal log of patients' medical encounters. D) To simplify result and order management for medical practitioners.
For the following questions, use an ICD-9-CM code book and select the appropriate code(s) for the diagnostic statements given
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