You have been dispatched to a residence for an 89-year-old female with a nonspecific complaint. When assessing this patient, which of the following will you do first to develop a better understanding of the emergency?
A) Obtain the patient's vital signs and current medications.
B) Gather a medical history including allergy information.
C) Contact medical direction for advisement.
D) Determine if the complaint is medical or trauma related.
D
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There is no growth on the MacConkey agar. A 0.001 mL calibrated loop was used to inoculate both agars. This organism should be reported as A) >100,000 CFU/mL of Streptococcus agalactiae. B) >10,000 CFU/mL of Streptococcus pyogenes. C) >100,00 CFU/mL of Streptococcus pyogenes. D) >1000 CFU/mL of Streptococcus agalactiae.
How do you select a patient from the New Encounter window?
A) Scroll through the list of patients in the New Encounter window. Right-click on the name of the desired patient, then click Select on the drop-down menu that appears. B) Scroll through the list of patients in the New Encounter window. Click once on the name of the desired patient, then click OK. C) Type the patient's name into the Search portion of the New Encounter window. When the patient's name appears in the Results box, click it once, then select OK. D) Type the patient's name into the Search portion of the New Encounter window. When the patient's name appears in the Results box, double-click it with the left mouse button.
A low-context communication style refers to one that
A) utilizes few environmental idioms B) relies on body language C) is defined by culturally relevant terms D) requires cultural knowledge
The following questions may require the use of an ICD-9-CM code book to select the correct answer
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