The following questions may require the use of an ICD-9-CM code book to select the correct answer.
Pharyngeal biopsy is coded to procedure code _________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
29.12
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For an open joint space to be obtained, the central ray must be aligned ____ to the joint
a. perpendicular b. parallel
Your assessment of a newborn reveals signs of hypovolemia. In addition to providing appropriate airway management, you should obtain vascular access and:
A. infuse normal saline or lactated ringers at a rate of 125 mL/hr. B. slowly administer 250 mL of normal saline and then reassess. C. give 10 mL/kg of an isotonic crystalloid over 5 to 10 minutes. D. rapidly administer 20 mL/kg boluses of an isotonic crystalloid.
Patients who dialyze at home are at high risk for what type of infection?
A) Peritonitis B) Decubitus ulcers C) Fistula infection D) Cellulitis
Your patient is the? 23-year-old female victim of an attempted abduction at knifepoint. The assailant was interrupted and drew his knife across the? victim's throat as he fled the scene. A first responder on the scene immediately applied direct pressure to the neck wound. Your assessment reveals a very agitated young woman with ongoing blood loss despite direct pressure to the wound. There appears to be both? bright-red bleeding and slower but steady? dark-red bleeding. It appears that the trachea has not been penetrated but that there is a hematoma around the laceration. Which of the following is the most appropriate sequence of intervention for this? patient?
A) Apply a pressure dressing to the wound, accompanied by pressure-point compression.
B) Use rapid sequence intubation of the patient to protect the trachea from the expanding hematoma while maintaining direct pressure on the wound.
C) Apply an occlusive dressing to the wound, and continue direct pressure.
D) Apply direct pressure, and request an order from medical control to decompress the hematoma.