In which of the following situations is it legal to share information about treatment you provided to a patient?
A) The triage nurse at the ED asks about the care provided to the patient.
B) The patient gives verbal consent to release information to a friend.
C) The patient's lawyer requests the information over the phone.
D) You are asked by a coworker who knows the patient.
A
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a. 1 only b. 2, 3, and 4 only c. 1, 2, 3, and 4 only d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
The Gram stain of a vaginal discharge is reviewed for the presence of bacterial vaginosis. The microbiologist assigns a score of 2 to the slide. This means there is/are
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Which is an advantage of using the argon beam coagulator?
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