On the diagram of the ECG, the letter _______________, or P wave, indicates that an electrical impulse was sent through the atria.


Answer: A

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a. plasma b. waste c. red blood cells d. oxygen

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Your patient is a 23-year-old male with a stab wound to the abdomen. You have bandaged the wound and are transporting the patient to a trauma center. During your reassessment, you note that the bandage has become soaked with blood. What should your priority be with this patient?

A) Place the patient in the Trendelenburg position. B) Control the bleeding. C) Notify the receiving facility that the patient has developed arterial bleeding. D) Check the patient's blood pressure.

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Gangrene, so called because the infected area oozes foul-smelling liquid, occurs as a result of:

A) Group A hemolytic streptococci. B) pressure ischemia. C) Stevens-Johnson syndrome. D) an untreated infection.

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1. How does documentation of the HPI improve the quality of medical documentation? How would the absence of HPI impact the medical documentation of an E/M service visit?

What will be an ideal response?

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