The most likely result of agglutination following a blood transfusion is ____.
A. cerebrovascular accident
B. severe anemia
C. pulmonary embolism
D. myocardial infarction
E. polycythemia vera
B. severe anemia
Agglutination is the clumping of RBCs following a blood transfusion. This clumping leads to severe anemia.
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Which of the following is the most appropriate action of the medical assistant when removing contaminated gloves?
a. Hold hands near the body and pull quickly. b. Throw the gloves away in the regular garbage. c. Throw the gloves into a separate container. d. Turn the gloves inside out one over the other.
Discharge summary: Final diagnosis: acute bronchitis, with bronchospasm, due to rhinovirus. The correct code(s) for this case is (are) ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Placement of a catheter into an internal site is considered a type of percutaneous approach
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false