A 40-year-old patient has sustained circumferential burns to the chest. The MOST serious complication associated with this type of burn injury is:

A. increased chest excursion.
B. cardiac dysrhythmias.
C. ventilatory insufficiency.
D. compartment syndrome.


Answer: C. ventilatory insufficiency.

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All Medicaid beneficiaries are exempt from copayments for ________ and ________ services.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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List at least three factors the EHR can use to create patient specific preventive screening or health maintenance guidelines

What will be an ideal response?

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The usual adult dose of fluphenazine HCl is:

A) 800 mg tid B) 0.5-10 mg daily in divided doses C) 10-25 mg q4-6h D) 0.05-0.1 mg daily in divided doses

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When a definitive diagnosis is recorded by the provider and signs and symptoms are additionally recorded, the coder should code the __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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