Describe how the medical office personnel are the link between the patient and the doctor
They arrange office visits, laboratory tests, therapeutic appointments, and hospital admissions.
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A patient has a GCS of 14, is oriented, and converses and opens his eyes when asked. When asked, he will squeeze your fingers and wiggle his toes. How would you describe this patient's motor response?
A) Has a positive Babinski sign B) Localizes pain C) Obeys verbal commands D) Withdraws from pain
Traditional therapy in APL includes pharmacological concentration of retinoic acid (ATRA) and chemotherapy. What is the function of the chemotherapy component in this treatment protocol?
a. Induces maturation of the promyelocytes to mature granulocytes b. Binds with the target PML/RARA gene and represses gene transcription c. Eradicates the leukemic stem cells d. Induces cytolysis of the malignant promyelocytes
Which of the following factors contribute to malnutrition of a patient with COPD while being mechanically ventilated? I. hypermetabolism II. decreased nutritional intake III. chronic inflammatory state IV. use of ?2 agonist medications
A. I, II only B. II, III only C. I, II, III only D. I, II, III, IV
Any image that must be performed more than once because of human or mechanical error during the production of the initial image is considered to be a repeat image. What effect does a repeat image have on the radiation dose received by the patient?
a. The patient receives no additional radiation dose. b. The patient's skin and possibly the gonads, if they were in the included imaged area, receive a double radiation dose. c. The patient's critical organs receive a radiation dose that is 10 times greater than the initial radiation dose. d. The patient's superficial tissues only receive a radiation dose that is four times as great as that of the original radiation dose.