It is always legal and ethical to dismiss a patient who will not pay for a medical service that was performed.

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

False

Patients being treated for acute conditions cannot be dismissed for non-payment. State laws and/or medical society ethics rules may require more than one episode of non-payment before a patient can be dismissed.

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Elevated urinary levels of 11-dehydrothromboxane B2 identify patients who are:

a. At risk for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia b. Overanticoagulated with warfarin c. Resistant to aspirin antiplatelet therapy d. Resistant to direct thrombin inhibitors

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Which immunoglobulin does the body produce first in response to an antigen?

A) IgA B) IgM C) IgG D) IgE

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