An 82-year-old female with nausea and vomiting has called 911. When obtaining her past medical history, she informs you that she suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA) two months ago. Based on this information, what should the EMT expect to find?
A) Altered motor and sensory to one side of the body
B) Unequal pupils
C) Difficulty in speaking and/or swallowing
D) The absence of any neurologic deficits
D) The absence of any neurologic deficits
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
You are called to a 72-year-old patient with weakness and headache with an initial blood pressure of 140/92. Her repeat blood pressure at 5 minutes is unchanged. Her condition is called:
A) hypotension. B) prehypertension. C) hypertension. D) stroke.
Which of the following is not an appropriate label to use when shipping combustible metals?
a. FLAMMABLE SOLID b. SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE c. DANGER d. DANGEROUS WHEN WET
Which instruction directs the coder to the main term for a diagnosis code, found in the ICD-10-CM disease index?
a. See b. See also c. See category d. See condition