You are on the scene of a 44-year-old female patient who has attempted suicide by taking all 30 pills of her antidepressant medication at once. You are ordered by medical control to administer activated charcoal. How will activated charcoal reduce the effects of the medication?
A) Activated charcoal will inactivate the patient's stomach acid.
B) Activated charcoal will cause the patient to vomit the medication.
C) Activated charcoal will coat the intestines, preventing absorption.
D) Activated charcoal will bind to the medication, reducing absorption.
D
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You are called to a doctor's office for a patient with hematuria. You know that hematuria is:
A) blood in the stool. B) blood in the urine. C) cloudy urine. D) a blood clot.
A(n) ______________ radiographic projection is used to demonstrate the rami, condylar and coronoid processes, body, and mentum of the mandible nearest to the image receptor
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The Privacy Rule covers all PHI in any format. The _____ is only focused on EPHI
A. Security Rule B. HIPAA Rule C. Data submission format rules D. AHIMA EPHI Guidelines