Dorothy is a 6-year-old child who has severe asthma and comes in frequently for checkups. She is a happy, friendly child, and the entire office is fond of her. One day you notice a coworker giving Dorothy a little handmade ragdoll. Which professional behavior does your coworker need to improve? 

A. Work quality
B. Patient advocacy
C. Professional boundaries
D. Professional appearance
E. Communication


C. Professional boundaries
Maintaining professional boundaries includes not giving gifts to patients, including children, no matter how much you may want to.

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A) tinnitus. B) vertigo. C) eczema. D) purulence.

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An adult patient presents with a blood pressure of 78/60 mm Hg, a pulse rate of 120 beats/min and irregular, and labored breathing. Further assessment reveals pale, cool, moist skin and diffuse crackles in all lung fields. You should suspect:

A) septic shock. B) neurogenic shock. C) hypovolemic shock. D) cardiogenic shock.

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Asthma is thought to be caused by:

a. an autosomal recessive trait. b. autoimmunity. c. excessive use of antibiotics as a young child. d. interactions between genetic and envi-ronmental factors.

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Which one of the following statements about the four chambers of the heart is CORRECT?

A) Ventricles are inferior to the atria. B) Atria are the inferior chambers of the heart. C) Ventricles receive incoming blood from the body. D) Atria are the two largest chambers of the heart.

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