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In transfusion medicine, what is the definition of neutralization?

a. Inactivation of an antibody by adsorption onto red blood cells b. Inactivation of an antibody by combination with a soluble antigen c. Inactivation of an antigen by a genetic mutation d. Inactivation of an antigen by combination with a plasma antibody

You have been dispatched to an apartment for an elderly man complaining of shortness of breath. When should you start the process of forming a general impression about this patient?

A) As you and your partner approach him B) After completing the primary assessment C) Following the completion of vital signs D) As soon as you obtain his chief complaint