The loss of lung elasticity is more difficult to treat than the inflammation and bronchospasm
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
T: Loss of lung elasticity results from air sac enlargement (distention). Treatment to reverse this condition is more difficult, and requires long-term high dose drug therapy.
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An EMR who fails to examine a patient's neck may overlook the fact that the patient:
A) has asymmetrical breathing. B) breathes through a stoma. C) has abnormal breath sounds. D) has poor capillary refill.
An OEC candidate indicates that she understands the difference between a pneumothorax and a tension pneumothorax when she makes which of the following statements?
a. "A tension pneumothorax causes blood to accumulate around the lung; a pneumothorax involves the accumulation of air only around the lung." b. "A tension pneumothorax can cause cardiac output to decrease; a pneumothorax does not." c. "A pneumothorax describes a collapsed lung; a tension pneumothorax involves both a collapsed lung and blood loss." d. "A pneumothorax is caused by a closed chest injury; a tension pneumothorax is caused by an open chest injury."
This stage of cancer has spread to the lymphatic system
A) Stage I B) Stage II C) Stage III D) Stage IV
Arthrodesis of two interphalangeal joints. Report code(s) _____
a. 26860 b. 26860, 26860 c. 26860, 26861 d. 26860, 26861-51