______________________________ All medical offices and institutions have emergency preparedness plans in place for medical assistants to follow
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANSWER: False: Not all medical institutions will have emergency preparedness plans in place. Medical assistants may need to implement emergency preparedness plans.
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a. Congestive heart failure b. Most exudative effusions c. Parapneumonic effusions d. Transudative effusions
Toxic effects occur from:
A) interactions of two or more drugs. B) overdose of a prescribed drug. C) both A and B. D) neither A nor B.
Charges incurred by a patient for office visits, x-rays, laboratory tests, and all adjustments and payments made by the patient or patient's insurance company are recorded in/on the:
A. Patient ledger B. Routing slip C. Fee schedule D. Encounter form
A patient with a severe infection is very sick. Circulating toxins from bacteria in his blood have decreased his systemic vascular resistance (SVR). Which blood pressure change would the EMT correlate to this condition?
A) Blood pressure of 174/126 mmHg B) Diastolic blood pressure greater than 200 mmHg C) Blood pressure of 64/26 mmHg D) Systolic blood pressure of 160 mmHg