Why do you think patients who seek preventive care might be able to avoid expensive or long-term care for certain health conditions? What healthcare conditions can you think of that would likely be less serious if discovered during a preventive
healthcare visit, instead of waiting for symptoms to arise?
A patient who seeks preventive care is often able to catch healthcare issues before those issues become acute or serious healthcare issues. This keeps the cost of care to those patients down. Some healthcare conditions that are less serious to treat when discovered earlier in the disease cycle are various forms of cancer, diabetes, and high blood pressure.
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A patient who was complaining of a headache is being transported to the hospital. After you provide a report to the emergency department, the patient begins to unexpectedly seize. The seizure lasts for 1-2 minutes and then stops, but now you notice the patient's eyes have become unequal in size. You are still 5 minutes from the hospital. After providing care for the seizure, your next action should be to:
A) Continue care and transport to the hospital B) Call the hospital and inform its staff of the seizure C) Contact family via cell phone and determine whether the patient has a history of seizures D) Document the seizure on the prehospital care report
Which of the following statements is false regarding the use of an inspiratory pause during me-chanical ventilation?
a. It may be useful in ARDS patients. b. It may be useful when obtaining a chest radiograph. c. It has been shown to increase effective-ness of bronchodilator therapy. d. It will increase mean airway pressure.
Every individual has the right to choose the type of health care system and method of treatment he or she feels is best
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Dr. Smith counseled Mr. Jackson for 30 minutes regarding smoking cessation. What is the appropriate code to use?
A. 99409 B. 99411 C. 99402 D. 99407