The Diagnostic Coding and Reporting Guidelines for Outpatient Services: Hospital-Based and Physician Office were __________
a. developed by the federal government and approved for use by hospitals and providers
b. implemented by third-party administrators for use by all types of health care facilities
c. mandated by individual state programs and adopted by private insurance companies
d. unfunded as a result of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
a
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A) glucose B) hormones C) cholesterol D) electrolytes
Upon arriving at the scene of a motorcycle crash, you find the patient, a young male, lying supine approximately 10 feet from his bike. An emergency medical responder is manually stabilizing the patient's head. You note an obvious open injury to the patient's left lower leg with severe bleeding. Your MOST appropriate initial action should be to:
A. open the patient's airway and assess respiratory rate, regularity, and depth. B. direct your partner to control the bleeding as you assess the patient's airway. C. locate and control all obvious bleeding and then perform a primary assessment. D. have your partner assume control of the patient's head as you open the airway.
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia is associated with a short QT interval.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The results of an assessment based on factual indicators that can be confirmed by two or more people
What will be an ideal response?