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---SAMPLE QUESTIONS--- Here are five sample questions from the book: 1) STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
Which of these laws primarily concerns data privacy?
a. Canada Health Act
b. HCCA
c. Ontario Regulation 107/96 Controlled Act
d. PIPEDA
e. RHPA Answer: d. PIPEDA
PIPEDA (the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act) is a Canadian federal law for data privacy. It governs how private sector organizations collect, use and disclose personal information in the course of business. 2) MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
The term "comorbidity" means:
a. a clinically insignificant condition
b. a disease passed onto someone else
c. a disease present in two or more patients
d. the death of two patients at the same time
e. two or more health conditions in the same patient Answer: e. two or more health conditions in the same patient
Comorbidity refers to two or more medical conditions in a single patient. These conditions can interact with each other in complex ways. 3) BASIC BIOLOGY, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Occipital, sphenoid, frontal, temporal, and ethmoid are bones of the:
a. cranium
b. face
c. pelvis
d. spine
e. thorax Answer: a. cranium
These bones form the cranium (or skull), which encloses and protects the brain. 4) SPECIMEN PROCUREMENT, PROCESSING AND DATA COLLECTION
A phlebotomist is drawing blood from a young boy. The boy's mother is in the room and she says she doesn't like the sight of blood. She looks pale and says she feels