Which of the following terms should a medical assistant use to tell a provider that a patient is having discomfort and difficulty breathing? Dyspnea Which of the following is outside of a medical assistant's scope of practice? Order additional laboratory tests to confirm the patient's condition When assisting a provider with a punch biopsy of a mole, which of the following tasks should a medical assistant expect to perform? Receive and prepare tissue specimens for processing A patient loses consciousness. The EKG tracing reveals ventricular fibrillation. Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take first? Call for help and begin CPR A medical assistant receives a denial of payment for a patient's cholecystectomy. The reason stated is "non-covered service." If this procedure was deemed emergent by the provider, which of the following actions should the assistant take? Instruct the patient to contact the insurer about the denial of claim Which of the following laboratory results should the medical assistant recognize is abnormal? Potassium 3 mEq/L A medical assistant is scheduling diagnostic tests for a patient's liver and pancreas. Which of the following systems is being assessed? Digestive The medical assistant drops an instrument on the floor while setting up a sterile tray for a procedure. He picks up the instrument and places it back on the sterile field. A few days after the procedure, the patient calls the office, concerned that the area surrounding the procedure site is infected. Which of the following torts has the assistant committed? Negligence A medical assistant is using a butterfly needle set to obtain a blood sample from a vein in a patient's hand. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? Hold the needle by its wings