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123) Which of the following techniques is correct when collecting a throat culture?
A. Depress the patient’s tongue and place the swab in a viral media tube following
collection.
B. Insert swab into the nostril and rub against the turbinate to absorb mucous.
C. Use a tongue depressor and swab both sides of the throat.
124) When preparing to assist the physician with collection of a deep wound culture,
the medical assistant should have which of the following available?
E. blood culture media
F. viral transport media
G. bacterial culture swabs
H. cotton tipped swabs
125) The endocrinologist requested the patient to return to the outpatient clinic the next
day for a glucose tolerance test. Which of the following preparations should the medical
assistant instruct the patient to do the night before the test?
A. NPO after midnight.
B. Ingest 10 ounces of oral glucose solution.
C. Refrain from tobacco use for 24 hours.
126) When removing a suture from a patient’s leg, the medical assistant should use
which of the following instruments?
A. tissue forceps
B. thumb forceps
