With health care costs in the United States rising faster than inflation, what is one way the medical community can bring costs under control?
What will be an ideal response?
Eliminating costly and ineffective treatments is one way for the medical community to bring costs under control.
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You are transporting a very sick 3-year-old with suspected septic shock. His airway is patent, respirations tachypneic, and radial pulse weak, with skin that is hot to the touch. Vital signs are pulse, 152 beats/min; respirations, 32 breaths/min; blood pressure, 94/64 mmHg; and SpO2, 94% on a nonrebreather face mask. The patient has a rectal temperature of 103.9°F. Tylenol has been administered. During transport to the hospital, you should be most concerned with which clinical finding?
A) Blood pressure of 84/32 mmHg B) SpO2 of 94% despite oxygen C) Heart rate of 156 beats/min D) Temperature of 104.1°F
While standing behind the control-booth barrier, a radiographer makes a radiographic exposure. The x-rays scattered from the patient's body should ____________________.
a. not have enough energy remaining that will reach behind the control-booth barrier. b. scatter only once before reaching any area behind the control-booth barrier. c. scatter a minimum of 2 times before reaching any area behind the control-booth barrier. d. scatter a minimum of 10 times before reaching any area behind the control-booth barrier.
Calcium channel blockers __________ myocardial contractility
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During the monthly office meeting, the method of scheduling appointments was discussed. The patients frequently had wait times in excess of two hours and were very upset by the time the physician saw them. The practice is a large community clinic that uses wave scheduling. Which of the following scheduling methods may be a better alternative for the clinic?
A. Wave scheduling with double and triple booking of patients at the top of each hour. B. Scheduled appointments in the morning for call-in patients and open hours in the afternoon. C. See fewer patients each day. D. There is not better scheduling method.