In compiling statistics to report the specific cause of death for all open-heart surgery cases, the
quality coordinator assists in documenting
A. patient care outcomes.
B. utilization of hospital resources.
C. delineation of physician privileges.
D. compliance with OSHA standards.
A
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You are dispatched to a house fire where a 67-year-old male patient has been removed from the structure. The patient is alert and oriented, with obvious burns to the hands. His respirations are 24, pulse 110, and the blood pressure 130/84. He states that the fire started in his television set and that he tried to put it out but could not. As he speaks, hoarseness is developing and blisters are
starting to form on his hands. Your major concern with this patient is: A) electrical conduction injury. B) treatment for shock. C) infection control. D) possible toxic inhalation.
What should be done in response to a sputum sample that has many epithelial cells in it?
a. Repeat Gram stain. b. Sputum culture. c. Sputum sensitivity. d. Obtain new sputum sample.
In which of the following patients would transcutaneous blood gas monitoring most likely pro-vide inaccurate or erroneous results?
a. Newborn infant with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) b. Patient with hypoxemia c. Patient with a hyperpyrexia d. Patient in hypovolemic shock
What does "NOS" stand for in the ICD-9-CM manual?
What will be an ideal response?