Peter Smith has mild Type 2 diabetes. When he called to schedule today's appointment, he stated that he was feeling very
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2021 9:18 am
Peter Smith has mild Type 2 diabetes. When he called to schedule
today's appointment, he stated that he was feeling very anxious and
fatigued and that he was having difficulty eating and sleeping. He
arrives at the reception desk today, appearing "flat" in affect.
After he signs in, his wife whispers to you "I want to talk
with the doctor about him, before he sees the doctor." Once Peter
Smith sits down, you notice him lean over and try to
pick up a magazine from a table. His chair tips onto two legs while
he continues to try to reach the magazine.
1. How should the Medical
Assistant respond to Mrs. Smith's request that she be allowed to
speak to Dr. Buckwalter privately?
2. Summarize the role as the
"first person" Peter Smith (and all patients) sees as he enters the
office.
3. What action should be
taken to prevent Peter Smith and possibly other patients from
falling while trying to reach the magazines on the table?
today's appointment, he stated that he was feeling very anxious and
fatigued and that he was having difficulty eating and sleeping. He
arrives at the reception desk today, appearing "flat" in affect.
After he signs in, his wife whispers to you "I want to talk
with the doctor about him, before he sees the doctor." Once Peter
Smith sits down, you notice him lean over and try to
pick up a magazine from a table. His chair tips onto two legs while
he continues to try to reach the magazine.
1. How should the Medical
Assistant respond to Mrs. Smith's request that she be allowed to
speak to Dr. Buckwalter privately?
2. Summarize the role as the
"first person" Peter Smith (and all patients) sees as he enters the
office.
3. What action should be
taken to prevent Peter Smith and possibly other patients from
falling while trying to reach the magazines on the table?