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1. Mary Jones (female patient) needs to be examined by a male
physician to determine the cause of her abdominal pain. The
physician requests that the female medical assistant is in the exam
room during the procedure.
2. Tom Jones (male patient) is being examined by a male
physician for a possible inguinal hernia.
3. John Jones (male patient) is seeing a female physician for
suspected problems with his prostate gland.
1.Explained why the physician requested that the medical
assistant is present during the physical examination of a female
patient by a male physician.
2. Does the medical assistant need to be present if the patient
is a male being examined by a male physician? Why or why not?
3. Does the medical assistant need to be present if a male
patient is being examined by a female physician? Why or why
not?