Using an ICD-9-CM code book, select the appropriate code(s) for the diagnostic statements given in the following questions
Acquired equinus deformity of foot
736.72
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You have been called to a kindergarten class for a 5-year-old boy who is allergic to peanuts. He ate some peanuts in the form of a birthday treat brought to school by a classmate who is celebrating a birthday. From the door of the classroom, you note the patient to have swollen lips and hives to his face and arms. The patient also looks unresponsive. As you begin the primary assessment, what should be a priority action?
A) Contact the patient's parents for permission to treat him B) Inspect the inside of the patient's mouth and assure an open airway C) Determine how many peanuts the patient ingested D) Check breath sounds for wheezing and assess the vital signs
The pressure at which large numbers of alveoli are recruited in a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is located on the static pressure-volume curve at which of the follow-ing points?
a. Upper inflection point b. Lower inflection point c. Peak inspiratory pressure d. Between the lower and upper inflection points
Mycobacterium fortuitum is classified as a
A) nonphotochromogen. B) scotochromogen. C) rapid grower. D) photochromogen.
When cleaning a room, work from the _________________ to the ___________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).