Which of the following specimens would you expect the physician to order if he or she suspects a patient has tuberculosis?
A. Stool specimen
B. Wound specimen
C. Throat culture specimen
D. Sputum specimen
E. Blood specimen
D. Sputum specimen
A sputum specimen should be cultured and tested using an acid-fast stain to determine the presence of tuberculosis.
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While the patient always has a right to make informed decisions about patient care, ____________________ decision making goes beyond consent and engages the patient in a conversation about clinical decision making whenever possible.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
An insurance company submits payment to a medical practice, along with a document that details the patients and accounts for which payment is made. This document is called the
A. subscriber benefits notice. B. encounter form. C. Superbill. D. remittance advice.
When approaching an overturned tanker truck that is not displaying a warning placard, it is MOST important for the paramedic to maintain a high index of suspicion because:
A) all tanker trucks carry some type of hazardous material, regardless of whether a placard is displayed. B) many companies that transport hazardous materials do not abide by federal law and do not display warning placards. C) tankers carrying small amounts of a hazardous material may not be required by law to display a warning placard. D) warning placards are only displayed on one side of tanker trucks, and that side may not be visible due to the crash.
The medical term for removal of a part is:
A) lobectomy B) ablation C) equilibrium D) vertigo