Which are used in the ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries to enclose nonessential modifiers that may be present or absent from the physician's statement of a disease?
a. braces
b. brackets
c. colons
d. parentheses
d
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a. proximal to distal b. inferior to superior c. lateral to medial d. medial to lateral
A patient who has ingested a toxic substance is to receive activated charcoal. The EMT knows that the charcoal will benefit the patient by:
A) Coating the small intestine, limiting absorption of the poison B) Neutralizing the poison in the bloodstream C) Adsorbing the poisonous substance in the stomach D) Causing vomiting, thereby removing the poison from the body
Describe what is meant by piggybacking.
What will be an ideal response?
An outpatient facility includes which of the following?
A. ambulatory care center B. a hospital emergency room C. same-day surgery center D. all of these