What should a medical assistant do when a patient is chronically late?

What will be an ideal response?


The office should advise the patient to arrive 15 minutes earlier than the scheduled appointment.

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Which of the following is the vessel that carries oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium?

A) Posterior tibial B) Internal jugular C) Vena cava D) Aorta

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Below what temperature in the bronchi and bronchioles is the Hering-Breuer reflex inactive?

A. < 8 º C B. < 8 º F C. 98.6 º F D. 37º C

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All of the following are classic signs of anemia except:

a. Fatigue b. Pallor c. Shortness of breath d. Nosebleeds

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Microcytic hypochromic anemias are associated with which functional abnormality?

a. Defective folate utilization b. Bone marrow hypoplasia c. Fibrotic bone marrow d. Defective hemoglobin synthesis

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