Coaching a Patient for an EEG
Instructions
Watch the video on Preparing for your EEG.
Summarize what you learned from the video. Be specific.
Explain what you think is important when coaching a patient about an EEG.
Submit a written response using appropriate grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Grades earned in the simulated environment will count in the final lab grade for the current course/module.
Perform a Hematocrit Test
Instructions
Review the course resources related to performing hematocrit testing.
Read the scenario and answer the related questions.
Anita checks Reuven Ahmad’s CBC and differential results as she prepares information for Dr. Perez, Reuven’s RBC count is 5.1 million/mm³. In the notes from the differential, the laboratory technologist comments that Reuven’s RBCs are normocytic and slightly hypochromic.
Complete the task(s) and answer the following question(s) in complete sentences.
Is 5.1 million/mm3 a normal value for an adult male? Explain!
Define normocytic and hypochromic in your own words.
Review your assignment for appropriate grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Injection – Z – Track
Review chapter 30 in your Kinn’s textbook.
Explain why the Z-Track method is used for injections. Be specific in your explanation.
Include an example with your explanation.
Review your assignment for appropriate grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
The Central Nervous System
Instructions
Review the course resources related to the central nervous system.
Compare the nervous system to a computer. Why is this important for the medical assistant to understand?
Review your assignment for appropriate grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Conduct a Neurological Exam within the Medical Assistant Scope
Instructions
Review Procedure 36.1 (page 869) in your Kinn’s textbook.
Read the scenario
Dr. Arzt ordered a neurological status exam form to be completed on Robert Caudill (date of birth [DOB] 10/31/1940). He is being accompanied by his caregiver.
Role-play the scenario with two peers.
Complete the tasks in complete sentences. Be professional. Be specific.
List the procedural steps for a medical assistant in conducting a neurological exam.
List 6 questions that an MA might ask a patient that has called in to the medical office with complaints of dizziness, syncope, diarrhea, and right sided weakness for 1 day.
Review your assignment for appropriate grammar, spelling, and punctuation.