You are transporting a 57-year-old male patient who went into cardiac arrest at home. After two shocks and CPR, he regained a pulse, but he remains unresponsive and in respiratory arrest. During transport, your reassessment reveals the absence of a carotid pulse. What should you do first?
A) Reapply the AED and analyze the heart rhythm
B) Provide five cycles of CPR prior to using the AED
C) Start CPR and continue emergency transport
D) Stop the ambulance and analyze the heart rhythm with the AED
D) Stop the ambulance and analyze the heart rhythm with the AED
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A) medical transcription. B) documentation. C) claims processing. D) encounter form completion.
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a. 21. b. 23. c. 26. d. 25.
Imagine a physician performs a mole removal procedure in the office. If the cost of supplies needed for that procedure is $100 and the reimbursement for the procedure is $1,000, the mole removal procedure seems profitable
However, what if the procedure takes more than an hour to perform, and the same physician could render four standard office visits during that hour and be reimbursed $1,200 (with no costs for supplies)? Would you suggest the physician perform more mole removals or concentrate on standard office visits?
________ is ongoing, regular consumption of a substance with resulting significant clinical manifestations, and a dramatic decrease in the effect of the substance with continued use, therefore requiring an increased quantity of the substance to achieve intoxication.
A. Abuse B. Depression C. Use D. Dependence