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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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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
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
Penumbra decreases as
a. focal spot decreases. b. OID decreases. c. SID increases. d. all of the above