You are assessing a 4-year-old patient whose panicked mother states that she cannot wake him. The child is breathing but his eyes are closed. To best determine the child's mental status, you should first:
A) apply pressure to the child's nail beds.
B) say loudly, "Open your eyes!"
C) ask the mother how long the child has been asleep.
D) determine the child to be unresponsive.
B
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When a provider has a discussion with a patient or family member regarding test results, instructions, or follow-up care, this service is documented as:
A. consultation. B. counseling. C. referral. D. treatment.
The serum ferritin is used more often than bone marrow or liver biopsies to assess iron stores because it is:
a. A more direct measurement b. More accurate c. More precise d. Less invasive
Which of the following are advantages of electronic health records?
A. They cause less confusion and mistakes that may result from hand-written doctor's orders. B. They cause fewer delays in starting patient tests and treatments. C. They provide better coordination among the patient's different doctors. D. All of the above E. None of the above
Kelli suffers from obstructive sleep apnea and was given a CPAP machine to use each night. What is the code to report the CPAP machine?
A. E0601 B. E0605 C. E0607 D. E0621