You come back to the laboratory with a tube of blood and notice that the tube does not have a label on it. You have one extra label for a patient from whom you were supposed to collect. Do you use this label for the extra tube?
Whenever there is a question as to the correct identity of the patient, the sample must be recollected. This sample cannot be labeled.
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Your patient states that he often experiences a painful cramping and "freezing up" of his hands and feet while handwriting or walking, respectively. This best describes:
A) torticollis. B) dystonia. C) palsy. D) myoclonus.
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Accurate assessment of a patient's respirations includes which of the following?
A) Respiratory pattern B) Respiratory rate C) Tidal volume D) All of the above
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