Which of the following is not a way the medical assistant can benefit a patient during a general physical exam?
A. Providing positive and caring attention
B. Keeping the patient aware of what is going to happen
C. Suturing wounds under the physician's direction
D. Contributing to patient confidence
E. Providing physical comfort
C. Suturing wounds under the physician's direction
Medical assistants are not responsible for suturing.
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likely condition the patient is experiencing related to the abdominal pain? A) Lower gastrointestinal bleeding B) Myocardial infarction C) Constipation D) Abdominal aortic aneurysm
What type of autotransfusion system for blood collection collects the blood and then anticoagulates it before transfusion?
a. Automated cell salvage processor b. Chest tube collection system c. IVF collection bag d. Jackson-Pratt reservoir
Which of the following involves the oral administration of barium and is also called an upper GI series?
A. Cholangiography B. Barium enema C. Barium swallow D. Myelography E. Retrograde pyelogram
The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs by a process of diffusion, in which:
A. gases in the cells remain in equal concentration until arterial oxygen levels fall. B. carbon dioxide is not allowed to move across the pulmonary capillary membrane. C. gas moves from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration. D. gas moves from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.