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. A patient comes into the office with abdominal pain.
On her chart is a notation that she is coming in with
symptoms of appendicitis. What questions might you
ask her to assist the doctor in determining whether her
condition is appendicitis? 2. A parent brings in her 3-year-old son, who has chronic
diarrhea. You note that the child has a large bruise on
the side of his face. He appears very thin and pale. You
suspect he may have been abused. What questions
might you ask to obtain the information necessary to
rule out or confirm abuse? 3. A 31-year-old male patient comes to the clinic after a
fall that occurred at work. During the interview, he
complains of pain in his left leg and right elbow. He is
unable to describe what happened and says he just
blacked out. What observations should you make, and
what questions should you ask this patient? 4. While interviewing and recording the health history of a
patient, you are required to list all the medications the
patient is taking. The patient names several medications
and provides the dosages; however, you cannot spell
one of them and you are not sure about how to write
the abbreviations for the dosages. What should you do? |