The role of the medical assistant in collecting blood specimens requires knowledge of each of the following EXCEPT ________.
A. asepsis
B. basic circulatory anatomy
C. vascular surgery
D. phlebotomy equipment
Answer: C
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Compared to a hospital computerized system for ordering laboratory tests, a manual (paper) system is more:
A. prone to transcription mistakes. B. efficient. C. prone to accounting mistakes. D. cost effective.
Your patient is a 7-year-old male pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle. Your assessment reveals bleeding from the right auditory canal. Which of the following describes the most appropriate way to manage this?
A) Determining the presence or absence of cerebrospinal fluid is a low priority. Pack the auditory canal with sterile gauze to control bleeding. B) Use a "halo" test to determine whether cerebrospinal fluid is in the blood. If it is, loosely cover the ear with a sterile dressing to prevent contamination while allowing blood to flow freely from the ear. If cerebrospinal fluid is not present, pack the ear canal with sterile gauze to control bleeding. C) Determining the presence or absence of cerebrospinal fluid in the blood is a low priority. Loosely cover the ear with a sterile dressing to prevent contamination while allowing blood to flow freely from the ear. D) Check the glucose level in the blood draining from the ear. If it is less than the patient's blood glucose level, there is cerebrospinal fluid present. Cover the ear loosely with a sterile dressing to prevent contamination while allowing blood to flow freely from the ear. If the glucose level of the blood from the ear is the same as the patient's blood glucose level, pack the auditory canal with sterile gauze to control bleeding.
Currently, there is a debate within your organization regarding the use of codes in your medical communications and radio traffic. As you are in favor of using plain English and doing away with codes, a strong argument to justify this position would be:
A) Codes increase the amount of air time needed to relay information B) The code system can be made public, allowing others to hear confidential information C) The use of codes does not allow the EMT to practice his or her medical terminology D) Some medical information can be too complex for a simple code system
Your patient demonstrates decreased open chain pronation at the subtalar joint. Which of the following would be limited?
a. Eversion of the calcaneus on the talus b. Adduction of the calcaneus on the talus c. Plantarflexion of the calcaneus on the talus d. Both A and C are correct.