Which of the following questions should the medical assistant ask the patient when taking an oral temperature using a disposable oral strip thermometer?
a. Have you been sleeping?
b. Have you been talking?
c. Have you been smoking or drinking hot/cold liquids?
d. Have you been stressed?
c
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Your patient is a 68-year-old female who is being treated for colon cancer. She is conscious and alert, in mild distress, and complaining of progressive weakness over the past three days. Palpation of her abdomen reveals tenderness to the lower right quadrant. Her skin is pale, cool, and dry, and you note the smell and appearance of melena in her stool. HR = 108, BP = 100/60, RR = 12, SaO2 = 97%
Proper treatment of this patient might include: A) IV of normal saline with a 250 mL fluid challenge, repeated if necessary. B) IV of 5 percent dextrose solution at 30 mL per hour. C) two large-bore IVs of lactated Ringer's solution, wide open. D) two large-bore IVs of normal saline, 20 mL/kg fluid bolus.
What was the main consequence of early proprietary medical schools, as opposed to state-sponsored schools, in the preindustrial era?
a. Standards were low. b. The cost of medical education became too high. c. Medical education became regulated. d. Science and research became part of medical education.
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What HCPCS Level II code is used to report a TEE without contrast, followed by with contrast; including probe placement, image acquisition, interpretation, and report?
A. C8927 B. C8926 C. C8925 D. C8924