Any changes or additions made by patients in their Personal Health record are automatically updated in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
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The medical assistant is responsible for making sure the health history form ________.
A. assesses the patient's general well-being B. is filled out before the physician sees the patient C. includes a diagnosis D. provides a treatment plan
Often, the first sign of heatstroke is:
a. a change in behavior b. an increase in pulse rate c. an increase in respirations d. hot, dry, flushed skin
You are dispatched to a residence where a middle-aged man was found unconscious in his front yard. There are no witnesses who can tell you what happened. You find him in a prone position; his eyes are closed and he is not moving. Your FIRST action should be to:
A. palpate for the presence of a carotid pulse. B. log roll him as a unit to a supine position. C. assess the rate and quality of his breathing. D. open his airway with a jaw-thrust maneuver.
The need to perform a detailed physical exam on a patient is based on:
A. whether or not a focused exam was performed. B. your transport distance to the closest hospital. C. the nature of illness or mechanism of injury. D. the patient's response to initial management.