You have gathered and written down all of the medications, including narcotic pain medications, that a confused 46-year-old male patient currently takes. The patient is placed on the stretcher for transport. At this time, how would you handle the medications?
A) Return them to their original places
B) Give them to a family member
C) Turn them over to the police
D) Transport them with the patient
D) Transport them with the patient
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A conscious and alert 44-year-old woman complains of chest pain and slight shortness of breath. She appears to have no difficulty speaking and states that the pain suddenly started about two hours ago. There is a history of blood clots in the lungs in her family, and she is scared and would like to be evaluated. Which one of the following should you do FIRST?
A) Perform a secondary assessment. B) Place her on the stretcher for transport. C) Determine the adequacy of her breathing. D) Place high-flow oxygen via nonrebreather on the patient.
Which of the following is the mandated diagnosis code set for HIPAA transactions?
A. ICD B. CPT C. HCPCS D. None of these
Sally Smith, a 30-year-old female, has a BMI of 31.3 . The code used to report this BMI is _____
a. Z67.28 b. Z68.30 c. Z67.30 d. Z68.31