If the coder wishes to acquire a code from the ICD-9-CM for a patient who had an operation of the digestive system, which volume would this be found in?
A. Volume 1
B. Volume 2
C. Volume 3
D. Volume 4
E. Volume 5
Answer: C
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You are responding to a patient with a behavioral problem. While en route, dispatch contacts you and states that there is a mental-health delegate at the scene and you will be transporting the patient to the local psych hospital for treatment of her bipolar disorder. On scene which one of the following patient behaviors should help confirm that the patient is suffering from bipolar disorder?
A) Belief that family members are out to get her B) Panicked, anxious, and nervous behavior C) Threats of violence toward the EMTs D) Happy, excessively cheerful, and elated behavior
What is the maximum cardiac output expected to be in marathon runners?
A. up to 30 L/min B. up to 20 L/min C. up to 10 L/min D. up to 40 L/min
A negative sporicidal test you run on the autoclave comes back as negative. What does this mean?
Sterilization did not occur. The spore test should be run again. The control strip was contaminated. Sterilization did occur.
Transient acquired pure red cell aplasia is reported with code _____.
A. D60 B. D60.0 C. D60.1 D. D60.9