What should the medical assistant do when an interpreter is needed for a non-English-speaking patient?

What will be an ideal response?


When translation services are needed, offices should keep interpreters' telephone numbers at the front desk. When using a translator, the medical assistant must document the name and contact information of the translator in the patient's chart

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The ICD-9-CM was originally created for the classification of patient ________ (sickness) and mortality statistics and to provide access for medical research, education, and administration. 

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Determining whether or not a pathogen is resistant to an antibiotic is the responsibility of which medical laboratory department?

A. Clinical chemistry B. Immunology C. Microbiology D. Blood bank

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Which of the following is considered a local contributing factor for periodontal disease?

A) Calculus B) Amalgam overhang C) A poorly contoured crown margin D) All of the above

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Penumbra decreases as

a. focal spot decreases. b. OID decreases. c. SID increases. d. all of the above

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