Who are the primary users of the health record?
A) Clinical professionals who provide direct patient care
B) Insurance companies that cover healthcare expenses
C) Billers in the healthcare facility's business office
D) Patients and their families
A) Clinical professionals who provide direct patient care
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Which type of lesion appears red, pink, or tan in color and becomes purple brown with a green hemosiderin halo over time?
A. Ecthyma B. Pyoderma gangrenosum C. Squamous cell carcinoma D. Kaposi's sarcoma
Which of the following statements indicates that the speaker understands dressing and bandaging a wound?
a. "When applying a bandage over a dressing, apply it very tightly so the bandage won't fall off." b. "If bleeding from a wound cannot be stopped initially with direct pressure, apply a bandage so you can take care of other injuries." c. "Leave the tips of the fingers or toes exposed when bandaging an arm or a leg so you can continue to assess CMS." d. "Place a bandage across the joint proximal to the wound because this helps control bleeding by applying pressure to the underlying blood vessels."
A(n) _______________ account is one in which the physician and patient sign an agreement stating that the patient will pay the bill in more than four installments and is governed by the Truth in Lending Act.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The patient is suffering an anaphylactic reaction. The paramedic administered 2 Sub-Q injections of epinephrine and 1 dose of diphenhydramine by IV push. The patient is now being transported and is still dyspneic with mild bilateral wheezes. The patient's vital signs are as follows: P, 120 beats/min; R, 22 breaths/min; BP, 118/70 mm Hg; and pulse oximetry, 93%. What intervention should be done next?
A) Administer an albuterol treatment. B) Intubate the patient. C) Administer another dose of diphenhydramine. D) Repeat an ongoing assessment.