You have been called for an 83-year-old female who is having difficulty breathing. She informs you that she has congestive heart failure and feels as though she is filling up with fluid. The primary assessment shows her to be alert and oriented with inadequate breathing. Her pulse is rapid and weak, and her skin is cool and dry. When performing a secondary assessment, which one of the following
signs related to heart failure would you specifically look for when examining the patient's neck?
A) Bruising to the neck
B) Deviated trachea
C) Jugular vein distention
D) Posterior tenderness on palpation
C
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How many types of physical examination are listed in the 1995 Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation and Management Services?
a. Two b. Three c. Four d. Five
Laws are rules or required actions that are
A) written by the people to control the actions of criminals. B) moral decisions about how the population should live. C) ethical considerations of the cultural beliefs of the population. D) prescribed by an authority and have a binding legal force.
When performing posterior thoracic palpation of an adult, you note minimal right-side diaphragmatic movement as the patient takes a full, deep breath. Left- sided movement is normal. Which of the following conditions would best explain this finding?
A. right-sided pleural effusion B. left lower lobe atelectasis C. pulmonary emphysema D. left phrenic nerve paralysis
Each of the following is a use of an occlusal radiograph except one. Which one is the exception?
A) Detecting incipient, interproximal caries B) Locating soft tissue calcifications C) Assisting in the evaluation of fractures D) Revealing retained roots of extracted teeth