The cardinal sign of left heart failure is:

A. diaphoresis.
B. dyspnea.
C. pitting.
D. pulmonary edema.


B

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a. dairy products b. leafy dark green vegetables c. sardines d. grape juice

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Propofol allows the health care provider to:

a. Provide for maintenance of sedation during a procedure b. Allow sedation and pain control post-procedure because of its short half-life c. Allow the patient to self-administer for adequate sedation d. Utilize either naloxone or romazicon for antagonism should the patient overdose with self- administration

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Renal failure will cause what acid-base disorder?

a. Respiratory alkalo-sis c. Metabolic alkalosis b. Respiratory acidosis d. Metabolic acidosis

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When a physician performs a surgical procedure but does NOT provide the preoperative and/or postoperative management, the coder should use modifier:

A) -54. B) -55. C) -56. D) -58.

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