A provider documents 35 minutes of care rendered to a patient in respiratory failure. What code should be assigned for this service?
A) 99285
B) 99205
C) 99291
D)99292
C
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You are about to apply a blood pressure cuff to an unconscious patient when you notice that she appears to have a tube underneath the skin of her arm. The tube feels like it has fluid going through it. You should:
A) move the cuff down to the forearm and inflate. B) use an automatic blood pressure cuff instead. C) find another site to measure her blood pressure. D) continue to take her blood pressure in the arm.
Which of the following statements regarding airway management in the trauma patient is correct?
A) The jaw-thrust is useful in the trauma patient, but only if he or she is complaining of head or neck pain. B) Research has shown that the jaw-thrust is easier to perform and is therefore indicated for the more critical trauma patient. C) Performing the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver on a patient with a possible spinal injury could further injure or paralyze the patient. D) Trauma patients should always have their airway opened with the jaw-thrust while medical patients should receive the head-tilt, chin-lift.
There are five major activities that personnel departments perform on a routine basis. What would the activity of "adjustment" mean to a fire service personnel manager?
A) Vision, policy, and research B) Discipline, transfers, and termination C) Fair treatment, conflict resolution, and respect D) Training, motivation, and performance evaluation
National standards have encouraged rapid intervention, less than 60 minutes, from arrival at the emergency department to balloon inflation in a cardiac catheterization lab for patients with a suspected STEMI.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)