Your patient has a circumferential upper extremity burn wound. The patient complains of increasing pain and paresthesias in the involved extremity. You should first:
A. ask the physician for modifications in the patient's pain medications.
B. elevate the extremity.
C. assess the pulses and capillary in the involved extremity.
D. A and B.
C
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During the primary assessment, your patient groans and tries to turn away when you apply a sternal rub. Otherwise, there is no other response. The patient's mental status can best be described as:
A) alert. B) responds to painful stimulus. C) responds to verbal stimulus. D) unresponsive.
The goal of effective communication is to:
a. give as much information as possible in less than three minutes. b. deliver information in a manner that is understood by the recipient. c. speak clearly and more slowly than normal so that you are easier to understand. d. use medical terminology as much as possible.
An example of the detail required for medical billing is:
a. use of trimester in coding pregnancy visits. b. the site of a fracture. c. the procedure prior to surgery. d. the diagnostic procedure.
In code F00Z9QZ, the value of Q means ___________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).