The CPT considers a patient ________ if that person has not received professional services from the physician within the last three years.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


new

If a patient has not been seen in the practice within the last three years, he or she is considered a new patient.

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You are called to the scene of a 14-year-old female patient who is unresponsive. Her mother states she has n teased and bullied at school and she suspects that she tried to commit suicide by taking her pain pills. The patient is unresponsive to painful stimuli, with agonal respirations, and has vomited. She has a weak carotid pulse. Your first action is to:

A) administer an oropharyngeal airway (OPA). B) suction the patient's airway. C) administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask (NRB). D) administer oxygen by bag-valve mask (BVM).

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The ____ allows the eye to focus on images. 

A. pupil B. cornea C. lens D. retina E. iris

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Which one of the following is not considered a stage of death and dying according to Kübler-Ross?

Bargaining Denial Acceptance All are stages of death and dying.

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An air pressure of 28.5 inches of Hg is equal to how many mm Hg?Answer: ___________

What will be an ideal response?

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