Your patient is a 54-year-old male who is unresponsive and cyanotic and has agonal respirations. A "quick look" shows ventricular tachycardia. Which of the following is most important when determining the immediate treatment of this patient?
A) How long he has been "down"
B) Whether he has a pulse
C) Whether he is allergic to lidocaine
D) Whether he has an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator
B
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a. billing insurance companies for services not furnished. b. misrepresenting the diagnosis to justify payment. c. soliciting, offering, or receiving a kickback. d. burning down the medical practice.
What is the difference between an abnormal physical examination finding and an unexpected finding in an asymptomatic organ system or body area? Why is this distinction important for the documentation of the physical examination?
What will be an ideal response?
The purpose of the American Association of Medical Assistants is to
A. raise standards to a high professional level. B. develop medical assisting at an increasing rate. C. establish certification requirements. D. provide on-the-job training.
This error measure evaluates overall accuracy during a series of trials.
A. VE B. RE C. AE D. CE