Counseling with a patient or family can be considered in coding an evaluation and management (E/M) service if it pertains to:
A) results of diagnostic testing.
B) prognosis.
C) risks and benefits of treatment options.
D) all of the above.
D) all of the above.
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What signs and symptoms would indicate inadequate breathing in a patient?
A) Rapid breathing, pale skin, and a normal mental status B) Increased effort to breathe, increased depth of respiration, pink dry skin, normal mental status C) Increased effort to breathe, cyanosis, cool clammy skin, altered mental status D) Decreased depth of respiration, decreased rate of breathing, hot clammy skin, normal mental status
You have been called for a 42-year-old male who complains of back pain. At the scene, the man tells you that he was lying on the floor when his 5-year-old son unexpectedly jumped feet first onto his back. He gives a medical history of high blood pressure and asthma, for which he takes medications. As you assess the patient, which finding provides the greatest indication that the patient has sustained an abdominal injury?
A) Bruise to his back B) Mild nausea C) Discoloration around the umbilicus D) Shortness of breath
Which of the following is the minimum ventilator rate that is considered full ventilatory support?
a. 4 breaths/min b. 6 breaths/min c. 8 breaths/min d. 10 breaths/min
When a patient fails to ventilate or oxygenate adequately, the problem is caused by pathophysiological factors such as hyperventilation.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)