In preparation for an HER, you are conducting a total facility inventory of all forms currently used. You must name each form for bar coding and indexing into a document management system. The unnamed document in front of you includes a microscopic description of tissue excised during surgery. The document type you are most likely to give to this form is
Suggested Answer: B
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19 comments · newest first
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Sharen
12 days ago
Same here, it makes the most sense.
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Gene
17 days ago
I feel confident about this answer.
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Lucy
23 days ago
Pathology report is the best choice.
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Cordie
28 days ago
Discharge summary is definitely wrong.
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Shonda
1 month ago
Recovery room record doesn’t match.
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Jillian
1 month ago
Yes, pathology is specific to tissue.
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Kizzy
1 month ago
But it’s more about analysis, right?
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Raylene
2 months ago
Operative report could fit too.
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Sharika
2 months ago
Agreed, it describes tissue.
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Nickie
2 months ago
I think it's a pathology report.
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Linwood
2 months ago
Hmm, I thought discharge summaries were more common.
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Silvana
2 months ago
Totally with you on the pathology report!
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Stevie
2 months ago
Wait, isn't that too specific for just a report?
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Derick
3 months ago
I think it's an operative report.
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Nieves
3 months ago
Definitely a pathology report.
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Harley
3 months ago
I feel like the discharge summary wouldn't fit here at all, but I can't remember if recovery room records ever include microscopic details.
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Marguerita
3 months ago
I'm a bit confused because I know operative reports include details about the surgery itself, but this document seems more focused on the tissue.
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Lashunda
3 months ago
I remember a practice question about different types of reports, and I think the pathology report is specifically for tissue analysis.
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Gerardo
4 months ago
I think the microscopic description sounds like it would be part of a pathology report, but I'm not entirely sure.