When does a patient not have any discharge days at the end of the year?
A) Patient is still an inpatient.
B) Patient is admitted and discharged the same day.
C) Patient died in the hospital.
D) All of these cases result in no discharge days.
A
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A. Look for and control all major bleeding B. Stabilize neck and spinal injuries C. Assess the ABCs and mental status D. Note the mechanism of injury
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A. boils, acne, and abscesses B. gonorrhea and some forms of meningitis C. gastroenteritis and tetanus D. syphilis and Lyme disease E. tuberculosis.
An AP lumbar projection with poor positioning that demonstrates closed intervertebral disk spaces
1. also demonstrates distorted vertebral bodies. 2. was obtained with the patient rotated. 3. was obtained with the patient's legs extended. 4. also demonstrates the sacrum and coccyx rotated toward the left side. a. 1 and 2 only b. 2 and 3 only c. 1 and 3 only d. 2 and 4 only