Which of the following is not an example of a hospital-acquired condition?
A) fall from hospital bed
B) staph infection after surgery
C) catheter-associated urinary tract infection (UTI)
D) heart attack 24 hours after admission
D
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A) Sulfasalazine B) Hydroxychloroquine C) Leflunomide D) Penicillamine
Your patient is a 21-year-old football player who was struck in the lateral aspect of the left knee by another player's shoulder. The patient is in extreme pain, and the knee is significantly deformed and swollen. The pedal pulse is weak, but present, and capillary refill is less than 2 seconds. The patient is screaming at you to "fix" his knee. You are 10 minutes from the emergency department
You should: A) splint the knee as found, start an IV, consider narcotic analgesia. B) apply gentle axial traction and realign the limb, splint in alignment. C) flex the knee to a 45-degree angle, splint in position of function. D) start an IV, administer narcotic analgesia, apply firm axial traction until the pulse returns to normal or resistance is met, then splint.
Which of the following BEST defines "complexity of data"?
A. Identified information that could help facilitate the diagnosis of the presenting problem; includes the results of diagnostic testing, the patient's old medical records, and additional history from the patient's family or caretaker B. Identification of the quantity of data that has been reviewed and interpreted by the physician performing the E/M service C. Identified information obtained by the physician that identifies the internal structure, status, physiology, or pathology within the patient's body through tests that facilitate identification and diagnosis of the presenting problem D. Identification of how multifaceted, difficult, or intricate the presented data are, as well as the level of difficulty the data present to the physician performing the E/M service
The fourth character values in the Placement section are divided into body regions and natural orifices.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)