Assisting in Pulmonary and Cardiology Medicine and Performing EKGs: Professionalism Assignment Predict the outcome from this scenario and validate the course of action. Identify unprofessional behavior and establish preventive measures.

A male medical assistant volunteered to perform an EKG on an 18-year-old female. The parents of the patient remained in the waiting room area and no other staff attendees were in the exam room assisting the MA. The patient was instructed to remove her clothing from the waist up and was not given a drape to cover herself. He explained that “modesty” does not apply in healthcare or medicine. The patient appeared to be nervous but under the impression that this was normal practice for an EKG.

Precordial electrodes were placed correctly and a tracing was initiated in an air conditioned room. Although the patient was anxious, she now was cold and started shivering. Somatic tremor artifacts were indicated and present on the EKG tracing. The artifacts were not resolved, corrected, or prevented. The MA dismissed the patient and forwarded the tracing for its interpretation to the provider.

A10-year-old girl suffered from a rare malignancy in her brain and around her spinal cord. she had surgery, and most of the tumor mass was removed, but residual tumor remained in the brain and around the spinal cord. the girl's doctors informed her parents that chemotherapy and radiation were possible treatment options but could cause serious problems such as sepsis, a permanent loss of iq and stature, and even death. the parents wished to proceed with the therapy. while their child was undergoing aggressive chemotherapy and radiation, the parents did independent research and read of several drugs being administered for cancer in other states that were unapproved by the federal drug administration (fda) and were illegal in their home state but were touted by physicians using them as miracle cures." furthermore, one of the girl's doctors released the girl's medical records to another physician to get a "second opinion" without informing the parents. this particular physician is a member of the same country club as the parents. he happens to share facts from the medical records with other members who end up telling the girl's parents. the couple sued their child's physician for failure to disclose alternative treatments, thus depriving them of informed consent. the couples also sued the child's physician for sharing their daughter's records in violation of the girl's privacy. how should the court rule in both cases? did the child's physician involved follow the law? did he act ethically in either situation? explain your answer. under the doctrine of informed consent, should a physician be responsible for informing patients of all treatment options, even if some of the treatments are illegal or not yet proven effective?

Anurse on a medical unit is administering heparin by continuous iv infusion to a client who has a pulmonary embolism. the client’s most recent aptt is 70 seconds. which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. increase the iv infusion rate. b. decrease the iv infusion rate. c. discontinue the iv infusion. d. continue the iv infusion.

Name the bone/structure/process that fits the following description: a) a bone with a complex shape. b) found in the medullary cavity. c) a large, rough process. d) it is thin, like a plate. e) shaft of a long bone. f) a mature bone cell. g) a large, round, smooth process. h) it covers outer surface of bone. i) a shallow depression on surface of bone. j) a roughly cube-shaped bone. k) the covering of epiphysis. l) a very narrow ridge of bone. m) space between lamellae for an osteocyte. n) chamber within diaphysis o) also called wormian bone. p) it secretes new matrix. q) end of a long bone. r) a small, round hole. s) a matrix, arrangement in spongy bone. t) it is a chamber within a bone. u) a network allowing osteocytes to receive nutrients. v) one example is the patella. w) it houses artery, vein and nerve. x) almost flat, smooth surface of a bone. y) a narrow, pointed process.