Seven Days Before an Occult Blood Stool Test, the Patient

question 45

Multiple Choice

Seven days before an occult blood stool test, the patient should do which of the following?

• A) Stop taking aspirin and NSAIDs
• B) Not take any more than 250 mg of vitamin C a day
• C) Not eat red meat
• D) Not eat raw fruits and vegetables
• E) All of the above

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Definitions:

Virtual Reality Treatments

Therapeutic interventions that use virtual reality technology to simulate real-life situations for the purpose of treatment, such as exposure therapy for phobias.

Punishment

A consequence that decreases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated in the future.

Stimulus

Any object, event, or change in the environment that elicits a sensory or behavioral response.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning where a conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus, creating a second (often weaker) conditioned response.