A patient has been shot in the abdomen. Assessment reveals that the bullet entered the body in the right upper quadrant and exited the lower right back. Given this finding, the AEMT should assume which of the following organs may have been injured?
A) Stomach, gall bladder
B) Liver, gall bladder, left kidney
C) Liver, gall bladder, right kidney, small intestine
D) Liver, gall bladder, right kidney, small intestine, spleen
Answer: C
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a. right-sided heart failure. b. immobility and the dependent position of his feet. c. liver disease. d. left-sided heart failure.
Bowel and bladder retraining programs involve taking the resident to the bathroom every four hours.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The disentanglement method that involves the cutting off of components is ____.
A. disassembly B. severance C. distortion D. displacement
Renal heart disease due to hypertension. Which ICD-10-CM code(s) should be assigned?
a. I11.9, I10 b. I13.10 c. I13.10, I10 d. I13.10, I11.9, I12.9