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on: Jun 25, 2018
What information is the medical assistant required to obtain on a new patient contacting the office?
 a. Patient's name
  b. Name of referral source
  c. Daytime telephone number
  d. All of the above

Question 2

Discuss the outcome of Baby Doe of Bloomington, Indiana, a newborn with Down Syndrome and obstructed digestive tract.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

Answer should include the following: (1) 1982 Baby Doe of Bloomington, Indiana; (2) born with Down Syndrome and obstructed digestive tract; (3) parents refused to consent to surgical treatment; (4) hospital took the case to Superior Court; (5) conclusion: parents' responsibility to choose without interference by the government; (6) the child soon died.


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