What should the medical assistant do when taking an aural temperature?

What will be an ideal response?


Pull the ear upward slightly to get the most accurate reading.

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The common adult dosage of bromocriptine is:

A) One-half to one 2½ mg scored tablet daily. B) 50 mg once daily for 5 days. C) 0.4–0.8 mg once daily. D) 0.5 mg once daily.

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At fixed facilities, the diamond segments of the hazmat placard give information on all of the following EXCEPT:

a. health hazards. c. fire hazards. b. explosion hazards. d. reactivity.

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Patients who have had a lumbar puncture should be informed to report immediately any:

A) paralysis. B) severe headaches. C) tingling or numbness. D) all of the above.

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Which of the following stains are only exogenous in origin?

a. Intrinsic b. Extrinsic c. Endogenous d. Both a and c

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