Your patient is a middle-aged male who collapsed while shopping and now responds to verbal stimuli with confused speech. The primary assessment indicates no immediate life-threatening conditions. His pulse is 96, respirations 16, blood pressure 158/88, SpO2 at 98%, blood glucose level 69 mg/dL. He is carrying a vial of nitroglycerin in his jacket pocket. Which of the following would you do next?
A) Administer oral glucose.
B) Provide high-concentration oxygen through a nonrebreather mask.
C) Administer sublingual nitroglycerin.
D) Perform a secondary assessment.
D
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A) administer sips of cool water or sports drink. B) begin CPR if a radial pulse cannot be felt. C) cover the patient with ice. D) wet his skin and fan the patient aggressively.
Which are used in the ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries to identify manifestation codes?
a. braces b. brackets c. colons d. parentheses
Using a CPT manual, select the appropriate code for the following procedure
Paring of benign hyperkeratotic lesion
Once the amniotic sac has ruptured, it is optimal that the fetus be delivered within:
A. 36 hours. B. 24 hours. C. 72 hours. D. 48 hours.