You have been asked to identify every reportable case of cancer from the previous year. A key

resource will be the facility's
A. disease index. C. physicians' index.
B. number control index. D. patient index.


A The major sources of case findings for cancer registry programs are the pathology department, the
disease index, and the logs of patients treated in radiology and other outpatient departments. The
number index identifies new health record numbers and the patients to whom they were
assigned. The physicians' index identifies all patients treated by each doctor. The patient index
links each patient treated in a facility with the health number under which the clinical information
can be located.

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A) distal / medial B) proximal / medial C) proximal / lateral D) distal / lateral

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When a patient calls the office for the result of a laboratory test that happens to be normal, you should 

A. never give the results to the patient. B. give the patient the results if the physician has authorized that normal results may be given out. C. take the message and give it to the physician to call. D. mail the results to the patient.

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An infant in respiratory distress will often generate a high negative intrapleural pressure during inspiration. In comparison to an adult, this will result in all of the following EXCEPT:

a. cyanosis of dependent thoracic areas. b. "seesaw" breathing pattern. c. alveolar hyperinflation. d. intercostal retractions.

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Which of the following medications is classified as an angiotensin II receptor antagonist?

Cozaar® Minipress® Inderal® Catapres®

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