A patient has become ill at work and it is determined the patient has influenza-which has been going around at the job place. This case would be filed as a worker's compensation claim since the illness was contracted at the work place.

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

False

The illness or injury would have had been caused secondary to the work place, secondary to the environment, and not the result of a communicable illness.

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Why is the complete blood count (CBC) the most frequently ordered clinical laboratory test?

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