The peak flow zone that requires immediate medical treatment is the ____.
A. green zone
B. yellow zone
C. red zone
D. blue zone
E. orange zone
C. red zone
A peak flow rate in the red zone is less than 50% of the person's highest or best personal reading. This is considered a medical emergency.
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a. Scalenes b. Sternocleidomastoid c. Serratus posterior superior d. Suboccipitals
When a cell becomes stimulated (excited) ________
A) the interior of the neuron becomes more negative B) sodium gates in the cell membrane spring open C) the entire neuron remains at rest D) sodium gates in the cell membrane close
A patient comes to the office for an annual physical and at the end of the examination the patient complains of low back pain that has been bothering him for a few weeks. Which modifier should be used with the E/M code for the low back pain to explain the need for two E/M codes at the same visit?
A. 25 B. 26 C. 22 D. 23 E. 24
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hypertensive normal hypotensive atensive