A patient was admitted to the hospital in severe respiratory distress with an admitting diagnosis of "rule out carcinoma of the lung.". The patient has had a long history of chronic obstructive bronchitis. After work-up and treatment, the patient was discharged. The attending physician documented the following diagnoses on the face sheet: chronic obstructive bronchitis and acute bronchitis due to
pneumococcus, essential hypertension, arteriosclerotic heart disease. The following procedures were documented on the face sheet: bronchoscopy with biopsy. The principal diagnosis code is __________.
a. B95.3
b. C34.90
c. J44.0
d. I10
c
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a. provide as little advanced-level treatment as possible. b. always transport to the closest hospital. c. always be kind to patients, because "nice people" don't get sued. d. perform systematic assessments.
The more inferior portion of the patella is referred to as:
superior border base patellar surface apex
Specific goals such as telling an athlete that he or she will no longer be using crutches by a certain day are helpful to the recovery of the athlete.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Rx: Na phosphate 38 mEq. If the strength of the stock vial is 4 mEq/mL, ________ mL would be drawn up for the dose
A) 9.5 B) 34 C) 16 D) 3.8