The main reason a patient is seeing a provider is also known as the ________.
A. presenting problem
B. chief issue
C.
| chief diagnosis |
D. primary diagnosis
Answer: A
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A) concussion. B) contusion. C) open head injury. D) closed head injury.
Your patient is vomiting bright red blood. You should suspect:
A. appendicitis. B. active internal bleeding. C. diverticulitis. D. tension pneumothorax.
Although the nervous system is divided anatomically into the central and peripheral nervous system, in reality the peripheral nervous system is a seamless continuation of the central nervous system.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Clinical signs of fetal distress include:
A. sustained bradycardia. B. systemic hypertension. C. irregular respirations. D. muscular hyperactivity.