You are ready to draw a patient's blood, and he says that he is highly allergic to latex. How should you respond to this statement?
With a patient who is allergic to latex, you should immediately avoid having the patient come into contact with latex. You would use a nonlatex tourniquet and nonlatex gloves. The phlebotomist should also wash his or her hands before handling any of the nonlatex items to avoid transferring latex from the previous patient.
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A. axial loading. B. hyperextension. C. distraction. D. hyperflexion.
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Adduction is:
A) increasing the angle of the joint. B) bringing joint toward the body. C) decreasing the angle of the joint. D) moving joint away from the body.
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