You are interviewing a patient you suspect to be suffering glom acute coronary syndrome. Which of the following questions is most appropriate?
A. Are you having any pain in your chest?
B. Are you having any chest discomfort or pain?
C. Does it hurt when I press on your chest?
D. Does your chest hurt when you breathe?
Answer: B. Are you having any chest discomfort or pain?
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A. protected health information. B. managed care plan information. C. secure medical data. D. electronically transmitted data.
Chronic viral hepatitis B with delta-agent is reported with code _____.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Historically, diagnosis coding was used to track ________.
A. incidence of medical procedures B. incidence of drug use C. the study of disease and cause of death D. incidence of medical equipment use
The ____ is establishing standards for EMS data collection to maintain a national EMS dataset collected from all states on a limited number of data elements.
A. American College of Surgeons B. National Emergency Medical Services Information System C. Department of Transportation D. American College of Emergency Physicians