An Emergency Phone Call from a Patient That Does Not

question 62

True/False

An emergency phone call from a patient that does not result in a visit to the physician's office need not be documented in the patient's medical record.

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Definitions:

Optic Nerve

The nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

Retina

The light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the inner eye that converts light images into nerve signals sent to the brain.

Conjunctiva

The thin, transparent membrane that covers the white part of the eyeball and the inner surfaces of the eyelids.

Iris

The colored part of the eye surrounding the pupil, responsible for controlling the amount of light entering the eye.