Safety in the medical facility is the responsibility of the medical assistants only
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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Your patient is an unresponsive 30-year-old male wearing a Medic-Alert bracelet indicating that he is a diabetic. The patient's coworkers came by his house to check on him when he did not show up for work and did not call in sick. Your assessment does not clearly indicate to you whether the patient may be hypoglycemic or hyperglycemic. Which of the following should you do next?
A) Use your glucometer to check his blood sugar level. B) Administer oral glucose, as it will not cause additional harm in hyperglycemia, but may prevent brain damage if the patient is hypoglycemic. C) Apply oxygen and begin transport without taking further action. D) Use the patient's glucometer to check his blood sugar level.
The heart block that causes "dropped" beats and that is often the result of increased parasympa-thetic tone is called _____ block
a. Sinoatrial c. First-degree atrio-ventricular b. Mobitz type I d. Left bundle branch
Upon examination of your patient's temporomandibular joint (TMJs), you observe the following amount of active range of motion (AROM): opening 55 mm; (L) lateral deviation 8 mm; (R) lateral deviation 8 mm; and protrusion 12 mm
Based on your knowledge of normal values of AROM of the TMJ, you would conclude that there is: a. Less than expected opening and protrusion b. Less than expected lateral deviation bilaterally c. Greater than expected opening and protrusion d. Excessive motion in all directions
A 20-year-old patient presents with increased mobility of only anterior mandibular teeth. Extensive loss of alveolar bone is noted radiographically without evidence of significant peri-odontal disease. The lesion is lucent with sharp margins. This would suggest which of the fol-lowing?
a. Cherubism b. Gardner's syndrome c. Langerhans cell disease d. Fibrous dysplasia e. Paget's disease