An allied health professional who prepares frozen sections of dissected body tissues is a ____. 

A. certified laboratory assistant
B. phlebotomist
C. pathologist's assistant
D. physician's assistant
E. surgical technician


C. pathologist's assistant
A pathologist's assistant prepares frozen sections of dissected body tissues and works with forensic pathologists in cooperation with government and police investigations.

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1) Professional memberships can help you keep current with developments in your field. 2) The privacy compliance officer is responsible for answering questions about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). 3) The position of refund specialist requires research and analytical skills. 4) To become a registered health informational technician you must pass a written examination overseen by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). 5) To become a Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA), you must be a graduate of a healthcare training program or have 1 or more years of full-time job experience.

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Which of the following abbreviations is used on a prescription to indicate that the medication should be taken orally before meals?

PO ac PO hs PO qd PO pc

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For the following questions, use an ICD-9-CM code book and select the appropriate code(s) for the diagnostic statements given

Fetal complication from amniocentesis; no delivery occurred

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All the following are guidelines for producing optimal image histograms except:

a. Choose the correct body part and projection from the workstation menu. b. Leave minimal background in the exposure field through tight collimation. c. Use the smallest possible IR and cover at least 50% of it. d. Erase the imaging plate if the IR has not been used for a few days.

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