By the year 2030, how many Americans are expected to be age 65 and older?
A) 20 million
B) 40 million
C) 70 million
D) 90 million
C
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When completing the CMS-1500 form, medical assistants abstract data, meaning they ________ to find the required information
a. use several source documents b. rely on imagination c. pull data from specific electronic sources d. use a single printed source
A patient suffers from pulmonary hypertension, which has increased the resistance in the pulmonary blood vessels. In response, which of the following will most likely occur?
A) The right side of the heart will weaken. B) The heart muscle will become stronger. C) The left side of the heart will weaken and fail. D) The aorta will weaken and potentially rupture.
At the scene of a hazardous materials emergency, you have been assigned to the cold zone. In this zone, which one of the following would you perform?
A) Initial decontamination B) Initial triage C) Removal of contaminated rescue gear D) Obtaining vital signs
While monitoring a patient's cardiac rhythm, you note that there is no electrical activity after a PQRST complex for a period equal to exactly three of the previous R-R intervals. This is most accurately described as:
A) sinus arrest. B) sinus pause. C) sinus arrhythmia. D) sinus block.