The following information is best placed in which category? “The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in 1999.”
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
D) Psychiatric
A) Adult illnesses
The adult illnesses category is reserved for chronic illnesses, significant hospitalizations,
significant injuries, and significant procedures. A stent is a major procedure but does not involve a
surgeon.
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a. Check the carotid or brachial pulse. b. Activate the emergency response system. c. Perform a jaw thrust to open the airway. d. Deliver rescue breaths and start cardi-opulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
A bolus is a ball of
a. masticated food ready to be swallowed. b. fat emulsified with bile and intestinal se-cretions. c. mucus that helps move food along the ga-strointestinal tract. d. indigestible fiber mixed with the waste products of digestion.
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