_____________ is the transfer of responsibility for a task from one person to another

A. Compensation C. Regulation
B. Delegation D. Segregation


ANS: B

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Read the following medical decision making documentation, then answer the following questions. Impression: 29-year-old woman well known to this physician returns to the clinic with possible extraesophageal manifestation of GERD. Plan: Chest X-ray ordered to rule out lung congestion or esophageal mass. Upon independent review of X-ray, consider prescription for proton pump inhibitor therapy and change of lifestyle to reduce stress and improve digestion, including eating five small meals throughout day and no food or drink more than 3 hours before bedtime. Follow up in one week. Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Once surgically treated, phenytoin-induced gingival enlargement will not recur

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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When performing an AP knee, which technical considerations would apply?

grid, small focal spot with 70 kVp grid, large focal spot with 70 kVp non-grid, small focal spot with 75 kVp non-grid, small focal spot with 70 kVp

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Your patient is an 86-year-old man with a cardiac history. He takes blood thinners and a beta blocker for his heart. He is quite cool to the touch and his pulse oximeter reading is 87 percent. This is concerning because you know that:

A) the beta blocker can cause hypothermia in the elderly population. B) hypothermia causes a shift in the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve. C) beta blockers suppress hemoglobin leading to a decreased oxygen level. D) hypothermia leads to an increased risk of pulmonary embolism.

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