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DNR orders, durable powers of attorney, and living wills are forms of:
A) standards of care. B) protocols. C) advance directives. D) medical orders.
If you are required to cross-multiply the fractions 3/4 and 1/2, by which number would you multiply the "4" in the first fraction?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
The therapist is mechanically ventilating a patient having acute lung injury. How should the therapist expect the pulmonary compliance to change when the patient is moved from the supine position to a lateral decubitus position?
A. an increased pulmonary compliance B. a decreased pulmonary compliance C. an unpredictable change in pulmonary compliance D. an insignificant change in pulmonary compliance
A patient was admitted with chest pain and diaphoresis. Inpatient work-up revealed acute coronary insufficiency and some hypertensive cardiomegaly. After thorough evaluation of his cardiac and respiratory status via chest x-ray and combined right and left cardiac catheterization, the patient underwent open coronary triple bypass surgery from the aorta using autologous venous tissue. The patient’s postoperative course was complicated by fever of unknown origin. The patient was discharged 10 days postoperatively, ambulating well and afebrile. The principal procedure code is __________.?
a. 021209W
b. 4A020N8
c. 5A1221Z
d. BW03ZZZ