James Jones Is Scheduled for Outpatient Surgery on July 15

question 2

Multiple Choice

James Jones is scheduled for outpatient surgery on July 15. He undergoes preoperative testing on July 3 and is assigned patient record number 234567. He undergoes outpatient surgery on July 15 and is assigned patient record number 334789. On October 10, he is admitted as an inpatient and assigned patient record number 435679. His record is filed in three different locations. The system being used is

• A) numerical.
• B) serial numbering.
• C) serial-unit numbering.
• D) unit numbering.

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Definitions:

Active Transport

Energy-requiring mechanism in which a transport protein pumps a solute across a cell membrane against the solute’s concentration gradient.

Transport Protein

Protein that moves specific ions or molecules across a cell membrane.

Solute

A dissolved substance.

Phagocytosis

“Cell eating”; type of receptor-mediated endocytosis in which a cell engulfs a large solid particle such as another cell.