Chapter 1.1, Problem 4RQ

The laboratory requests of the physician are Glycosylated Hemoglobin and  Serum Glucose for Mr. John Henry.  What is/are the color-coded tube/s needed for the tests?  After 5 minutes of centrifugation the serum is pinkish to red in color. Is the specimen acceptable for the above-mentioned tests?

Mrs. A has an IV of 1,000 mL D5W started at 0100. The IV is infusing at 100 mL/hr. The nurse would expect that____ mL would be in the IV bag at 0700. Enter the amount of IV fluid remaining in the IV bag at 0700. Enter only the numeral (not the unit) in your answer.

What is the most frequent adverse incident that occurs in the radiology department? Name several key safety precautions that should be taken when moving x-ray equipment.

Mary O'Keefe calls the Inner City Health Care office in a panic. Gwen Carr, CMA (AAMA), answers the telephone. Mary: "Oh my God, help me. I need Dr. King." Gwen: "This is Ellen Armstrong, Who is this calling? What is the situation?" Mary: "It's my haby, oh God, get Dr. King." Gwen: "Dr. King is unavailable, but we can help you. Now, tell me your name." Mary: "It's Mary O'Keefe. Help me, I think my baby is dead." Gwen: "Are you at home?" Mary: "Yes" Gwen: "Ok. Try to calm down. Speak slowly and tell me what's happened." Mary: "My son Chris pried the plug off an outlet and he's electrocuted himself!" Mary cries. "He's just lying there. I'm so scared, if I touch him, will I electrocute myself? Oh my God, my baby, my baby. What should I do?" Gwen, who has been writing down the details on a piece of paper, motions to Joe Guerrero, another CMA (AAMA) in the office, and hands him her notes. Joe immediately accesses the O'Keefe address from the patient database and uses…

Why The temporary pacemaker must be used in an environment where the patient is being constantly monitored to ensure that the device is operating as intended on the patient.