Refer to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines I.C.6.b.3 which states: The default for post-thoracotomy and other ________ pain not specified as acute or chronic is the code for the acute form.
A. acute
B. chronic
C. preoperative
D. postoperative
Answer: D
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A) "As long as the patient is breathing more than 20 times per minute, he is getting enough oxygen in his body." B) "If the respiratory rate is normal, the patient is breathing adequately and getting enough oxygen." C) "A rate less than 8 times per minute may allow adequate breathing, but requires further evaluation and assessment." D) "To determine if a patient is adequately breathing, the EMT must get a full set of vital signs."
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a. veracity b. confidentiality c. nonmaleficence d. autonomy