A patient with morbid obesity undergoes a prostatectomy under general anesthesia. What physical status modifier would be added to the anesthesia code?
a. -P1
b. -P2
c. -P3
d. -P4
c
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Your patient is a 26-year-old female with a history of ectopic pregnancies. She has called 911 for extreme abdominal pain and she is concerned that she has another ectopic pregnancy. Her vital signs are pulse 118, respirations 20, and blood pressure 100/76. Which of the following is true regarding ectopic pregnancies?
A) It usually occurs during the second trimester. B) The fallopian tubes cannot stretch to accommodate a fetus. C) It may cause painless bright red bleeding. D) The fertilized egg usually implants in the wall of the uterus.
Agents that block reabsorption of sodium in the distal tubule are
a. osmotic diuretics. b. thiazide diuretics. c. potassium-sparing diuretics. d. loop diuretics.
The presence of microorganisms with a tissue reaction is called:
A. contamination. B. denaturation. C. nosocomial infection. D. an infection.
Rebecca Brown was born at Mercy Hospital in 1967 and assigned patient number 576890. She was admitted in 1974 for a tonsillectomy and reassigned number 576890. All of her admissions are filed in a single folder. The system being used is:
A) numerical B) serial numbering C) serial-unit numbering D) unit numbering