You are with a patient who is trapped in his crashed vehicle. You note that fire personnel are preparing to cut the battery cable. Which of the following should you do?
A) Turn off all electrical equipment in the vehicle, such as the stereo.
B) Advise the patient that this is highly irregular and that he should follow up with the fire chief after he gets out of the hospital.
C) Advise the personnel that it is better to disconnect the battery cables.
D) Check to see if the vehicle has electric or manually operated seats.
D
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A) SA node. B) atria. C) AV node. D) ventricle.
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a. 3 only b. 1 and 2 only c. 2 and 3 only d. 1, 2, and 3
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A) minimizing billing mistakes. B) reducing the chances that an audit will be conducted by the CMS or OIG. C) avoiding conflicts with the self-referral and anti-kickback statutes. D) all of the above.
Which of the following is a type of hormone that can be produced synthetically and is used as an antiinflammatory agent to fight disease?
A. Insulin
B. Thyroid hormones
C. Steroids
D. All of these