________ A normal sinus rhythm means that each heartbeat has four distinct waves
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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When reviewing medical documentation of an evaluation and management service, what is an "OTC"?
A. The patient's description of the specific health issue, complaint, or disease for which the patient came to the clinician B. Any medication which does not require a prescription, such as Tylenol ®, Advil ®, nonprescription allergy medication such as Benadryl ®, etc. C. The largest nonprofit professional organization for physicians and medical students in the United States D. The standardized requirements for medical documentation of an E/M service
A 70-year-old, 61-inch-tall female patient was admitted with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
After 12 hours of oxygen therapy, bronchodilator therapy, and intravenous corticosteroids, the patient began to show signs of clinical deterioration. Her chest X-ray revealed an enlarged heart and bilateral infiltrates. Her arterial blood gas shows acute on chronic respiratory failure. It is de-cided that this patient requires intubation and mechanical ventilation. The most appropriate ven-tilator settings for this patient include which of the following? a. Volume-controlled continuous mandatory ventilation (VC-CMV) rate 15, VT 200 mL, FIO2 1.0, positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) 5 cm H2O b. VC-CMV rate 12, VT 400 mL, FIO2 0.4, PEEP 3 cm H2O c. Pressure-controlled intermittent mandato-ry ventilation (PC-IMV) rate 10, peak in-spiratory pressure (PIP) 30 cm H2O, FIO2 0.60, PEEP 3 cm H2O d. PC-IMV rate 12, PIP 35 cm H2O, FIO2 0.30, PEEP 8 cm H2O
Under HIPAA, a limited data set refers to a form of data that includes direct identifiers, along with other data such as city, state, zip code, dates of service, date of birth, or date of death.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What structure of the neck would the EMT examine on a patient she believes to be in congestive heart failure?
A) Trachea B) Neck veins C) Lateral muscles D) Clavicles