Dr. Lorenzo asks his patient, Bella, questions about the pain she is currently experience in relation to the severity level, what makes it worse or better, and if she's experienced this pain before. This is an example of:
a. performing a medical history.
b. performing a physical exam.
c. past surgical history.
d. none of the above.
Answer: a
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A) pleura. B) alveoli. C) clavicle. D) pericardium.
Sepsis with acute kidney failure due to Hemophilus influenza with septic shock:
Select the correct code for each of the diagnoses: A) R65.21, A41.3, N17.0. B) A41.3, R65.21, N17.0. C) A41.3, R65.20, N17.0. D) R65.20, N17.0, A41.3.
Which of the following is an example of receptive aphasia?
A) A patient with slurred speech is able to tell you his or her name. B) You hand a patient a pencil and he or she tries to cut paper with it. C) You ask a patient who the president is and he or she says, "January." D) A patient responds with "no" when asked if he or she has hypertension.
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a. Occupancy load b. Time of day c. Building layout d. Built-in suppression systems