What regulatory standard requires clinical laboratories to be certified before they accept human samples for diagnostic testing?

a. OSHA
b. CLIA
c. TJC
d. HIPAA


Answer: b. CLIA

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An 80-year-old is being cared for by her grandson. She is wearing pants that are wet with urine and has bruises on both of her forearms. The room where she stays has several days of laundry on the floor and dirty glasses and dishes on the dresser. The patient's grandson called 911 because the patient seems confused today. You should:

A) request law enforcement and report your suspicions of abuse. B) tell the grandson you understand his frustration, but there is really nothing EMS can do about the situation. C) ask the grandson why the patient is wet and living in a dirty room. D) tell the patient and grandson that it would be a good idea to let the ambulance take the patient to the hospital.

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What method of organizing a message begins with information familiar to the audience before moving to unfamiliar information?

A. Step-by-step B. Whole-part-whole C. Simple-to-complex D. Known-to-unknown

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All of the following are stimuli for the development of HSV-1 except which one?

a. sunlight b. fever c. surgery d. apples

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When a moderate or serious MOI is found and the patient does NOT present with the signs and symptoms of shock, you should:

A) rule out the possibility of shock. B) act in anticipation of shock. C) assume the lack of internal bleeding. D) increase the time spent on in-field management.

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