Author Question: All of the following encourage patient communication EXCEPT: A) using medical jargon. B) asking ... (Read 64 times)

NguyenJ · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

All of the following encourage patient communication EXCEPT:

A) using medical jargon.
B) asking the patient for clarification.
C) maintaining eye contact.
D) listening closely to everything the patient says.

Question 2

After performing a Markle test on a 31-year-old female with abdominal pain, she locates pain to her left lower quadrant. How would the EMT interpret this result?

A) A positive result indicating appendicitis as the cause of the patient's pain
B) Additional evidence that the patient is suffering from peritonitis
C) A negative result indicating that the patient's condition is not life-threatening
D) Realization that the gallbladder is the cause of the patient's discomfort