You found a patient lying on the ground. As a medical assistant, what is the first step to determine if the patient needs CPR?
a. Check chest compressions
b. Check the carotid pulse
c. Confirm if the patient is unconscious
d. Give mouth to mouth resuscitation
Answer: c. Confirm if the patient is unconscious
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The mean of all ventricular vectors is seen on a graphic depiction as:
A) -90 to -30 degrees B) -90 to +/- 180 degrees C) 0 to +90 degrees D) +90 to +/-180 degrees
Whenever there is abduction of a joint, the extremity is moved:
A. toward the body. B. so the angle of the joint is increased. C. away from the body. D. so the angle of the joint is decreased.
The term that applies to a patient not following treatment recommendations is:
a. noncompliance. b. difficult. c. struggling. d. understandable.
Which of the following is a regular administrative activity that a user can access in an EHR program?
A. Post a message on the clinic bulletin board B. Locate and import file cabinet documents C. Check inbound and out bound faxes D. All of these