How might the clinical procedures in a pediatric practice differ from the procedures in a cardiology practice? What might be included in the pediatric procedure manual that is not needed in the cardiology manual?

What will be an ideal response?


A pediatric practice likely included procedures such as immunizations of children, assisting during a circumcision, and the proper techniques for taking vital signs on infants and children. A cardiology practice likely has procedures such as performing EKGs and performing stress tests.

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A) Move the decimal to the left until the number has a value between 1 and 10, and add "× 10b" where b is the number of places you moved the decimal. B) Move the decimal to the right until the number has a value between 1 and 10, and add "× 10-b" where b is the number of places you moved the decimal. C) Move the decimal to the left until the number has a value between 1 and 10, and add "× 10-b" where b is the number of places you moved the decimal. D) Move the decimal to the right until the number has a value between 1 and 10, and add "× 10b" where b is the number of places you moved the decimal.

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