A Medical Assistant Working in a Walk-In Clinic Is Instructed

Multiple Choice

A medical assistant working in a walk-in clinic is instructed by the physician to place patients in the examination room based on each patient's condition. Which of the following patients should be examined first?

A) An injured worker with a superficial, bleeding laceration of the forearm
B) A patient who has respiratory stridor after receiving penicillin
C) An elderly patient with chronic asthma who has audible wheezing
D) A patient with purulent drainage from an ingrown toenail
E) A woman in the third trimester of pregnancy with pelvic discomfort