A wound described as "black" indicates:

A) too many organisms have invaded the wound which is now draining.
B) dead tissue.
C) healthy tissue.
D) none of the above.


ANS: B

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A medical term that means pertaining to the cornea is ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Physicians are not able to take every telephone call that comes into the office. There is a protocol for the types of calls a physician should take and for the types of calls that other staff, including nurses and office managers, should take. Mark the following with the appropriate letter to represent the following:

P – Physician C – Clinical M – Manager 1. ___ Prescription refill request 2. ___ Angry patient upset about bill 3. ___ Hospital lab with normal results 4. ___ Potential employee for interview 5. ___ Patient with appointment 6. ___ Pharmacist with concern about prescription 7. ___ Nurse from another office about clinical results 8. ___ Newspaper about advertisement that was submitted 9. ___ Hospital radiology with stat results 10. ___ Patient complaining about a bill who does not want to be billed for the service

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A pathological fracture means a bone is broken but there is no open tear in the skin.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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