What is the term for the procedure in which a sample of the fluid surrounding a fetus is removed via a needle inserted through the uterine wall and the fluid sample is analyzed for abnormalities?
a. chorionic villi sampling c. amniocentesis
b. thoracentesis d. sonography
c. amniocentesis
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Patient was bitten by a duck; subsequent encounter: ________
Fill in the blank with correct word.
Dr. Henderson wrote a progress note in the emergency room note of Lisa Ford. This is an example of ________ data.
A. unstructured B. structured
When a call with a patient is long or complicated, ________.
A. summarize the details of the call to ensure understanding by both you and the patient B. ask the physician to take the call C. tell the patient that you do not have any more time to talk D. interrupt the patient and tell her that the call is going nowhere E. follow up the phone call by sending a written summary to the patient
Which sign or symptom would be most helpful in determining that a patient had a syncopal episode rather than a seizure?
A) The extremities twitched, but only for a few moments B) There was no period of confusion after the event C) The patient never had a seizure before D) The patient complained of headache before the event