Each chapter closes with Critical Thinking Questions (listed below) as a review of chapter material that focuses on the role of the medical assistant.

1. Why is it important for a woman to know her Rh blood type either before she gets pregnant or early into her pregnancy?

2. If an embolism begins in a saphenous vein, where is it most likely to block a blood vessel?

3. What is the difference between a white blood cell count and a differential white blood cell count? If monocyte numbers came back high on a differential count, what would be the significance?