Since being admitted to the hospital with a stroke, a client has received direct and indirect care from dozens of members of the health care team. What member of the team completed the most postsecondary education?
A) Laboratory technologist
B) Dietitian
C) Electrocardiograph technician
D) Pathologist
Ans: D
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A pathologist is a licensed physician who specializes in the nature and causes of disease. Consequently, he or she has completed 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, and a medical residency lasting 3–6 years. Dietetics is a 4-year University Degree and laboratory technologists and electrocardiograph technicians complete shorter courses of education.
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