Which of the following statements accurately describes the hospital emergency department?
A) It is designed to evaluate and treat patients prior to other needed medical care (if needed).
B) It requires patients to make an appointment, unless they arrive by ambulance.
C) It is the only destination to which EMS can transport patients with a medical emergency.
D) It provides lifesaving care instructions to callers accessing the 911 system.
A
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When making travel arrangements for the physician, the medical assistant should
a. make reservations only on business class flights. b. book nonsmoking rooms only. c. make plans for the physician because he or she is usually too busy. d. find out the physician's preferences before making any plans.
The pressure exerted by the concentration of solutes on one side of a membrane that, if hypertonic, tends to "pull" water from the other side of the membrane is called:
a. hydrostatic pressure. c. oncotic force. b. osmotic pressure. d. net filtration.