Wounds with prior contamination and infection are included in the postoperative infection rate calculation.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

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Which of the following indicates a reason for performing cytochemical staining on bone marrow specimens of suspected hematologic dyscrasias?

a. It has higher specificity for hematopoietic lineage differentiation than does standard morphology. b. It has lower incidence of false negatives in detecting malignancies. c. Manual differentials are prone to misinterpretation, whereas cytochemical staining is not. d. It provides a better overview of bone marrow status of hematopoiesis than does the manual differential.

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Medication errors must be documented in the medical record with:

A. the initials of the physician in charge B. a pen containing indelible ink C. the signature of the individual who made the error D. the initials of the medical office administrator

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If 98.6?F is the normal adult oral temperature, what would it be if it were measured using a thermometer that measures in centigrade?

a. 32?C b. 37?C c. 100?C d. 212?C

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