Your patient is an 82-year-old woman whose daughter called EMS because the patient became very short of breath as they walked from their parking spot to the front of their church
On your arrival, the patient states that she just needed a little rest and now feels much better. On questioning, she admits to several such episodes in the past month. She denies chest pain and she says, "I just got winded because I'm getting so old." The patient has a heart rate of 104, a respiratory rate of 20, and blood pressure of 172/90 mmHg. Your history and physical examination should focus on which of the following possibilities?
A) Myocardial infarction
B) Thyroid storm
C) Cerebrovascular accident
D) COPD
A
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a. True b. False
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A) dehydrating to the skin. B) an effective vasoconstrictor. C) warming to the body. D) cooling to the body.
This information is used to assign each item to a particular section of the general ledger in a particular facility's accounting section. Reports can be generated from this information to include statistics related to volume in terms of numbers, dollars, and payer types
A. general ledger key C. revenue code B. charge/service code D. HCPCS code
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)