To use the form of treatment believed to be best for the patient, to refrain from harmful actions, and to keep a patient's private information confidential are part of ____.
A. state law
B. federal law
C. medical ethics
D. the Hippocratic Oath
E. an employer's rules
D. the Hippocratic Oath
Among the promises of the Hippocratic Oath are to use the form of treatment believed to be best for the patient, to refrain from harmful actions, and to keep a patient's private information confidential.
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The ________ developed a document called the DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) to define specific areas of instruction and competencies for medical assisting
a. AMA b. AAMA c. RMA d. RAA
Your patient is a 34-year-old male who is threatening to kill himself. Which of the following does NOT indicate an increased risk for suicide?
A) The patient having ingested a substantial amount of alcohol B) The patient having a father who committed suicide when the patient was a teenager C) A previous nonlethal attempt at suicide D) The patient's being married
The PDR is published:
a. annually. b. biannually. c. quarterly. d. monthly.
Medical discipline that cares for patients with pain or disease that affects the nervous system:
A) neurogenesis. B) neurology. C) neuropathy. D) neutropenia.