You are caring for an 8-month-old boy who is unresponsive after choking on a piece of hard candy he managed to find. As you look into his mouth, you can see the candy in the back of his oropharynx. Your next action would be to:
A) provide five abdominal thrusts.
B) attempt to retrieve and remove it.
C) check the brachial pulse.
D) perform a blind finger sweep.
B
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The surgical specialty that repairs disease conditions of the musculoskeletal system is the:
A) maxillofacial. B) neurological. C) orthopedic. D) vascular.
For routine outpatient prenatal visits when no complications are present, report a code from ICD-10-CM category Z34 (encounter for supervision of normal pregnancy) as the __________
a. comorbidity b. complication c. first-listed diagnosis d. secondary diagnosis
The condition in which air fills into the pleural cavity, potentially resulting in a collapsed lung is:
emphysema pneumothorax pleural effusion pneumoperitoneum
Clinical measures taken to reduce the intensity of disease symptoms, rather than providing a cure for the disease are called _______________.?
A) respite care B) ?assessment C) curative therapy D) ?palliative care