Emergency calls and calls concerning unsatisfactory patient ________ reports require the physician's personal attention.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
progress
If a patient has a satisfactory progress report, the medical assistant can take the message and report to the physician, but if the progress is unsatisfactory, the physician attends to the patient personally.
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A) The blood type of the patient B) The effectiveness of erythrocyte production C) The severity of a patient's anisocytosis D) The volume of red blood cells in whole blood
Which of the following is acceptable when managing the patient with a behavioral or psychiatric emergency?
A) Make supportive statements such as, "That must have been very hard for you." B) Allow family members to confront the patient about his behavior. C) Sit as close to the patient as you can to reassure him that you will not abandon him. D) Go along with the patient's hallucinations or false beliefs.