A 79-year-old frail patient accidentally sat down on the arm of the chair instead of the cushion. Patient sustained a fractured hip requiring hip replacement. What should the coder assign as the principal diagnosis?
A) S72
B) M84
C) S32
D) Query the physician for possible underlying disease.
D
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Which of the following provided federal funding for EMS system development?
A) Emergency Medical Services Act of 1973 B) Highway Safety Act of 1970 C) Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act D) National Research Council Act
You are in the first-aid area assisting a patient who just arrived with chest pain. He relates a history of angina that usually resolves with nitroglycerin. The patient states that the pain started when he was skiing through the bumps. Over the last 20 minutes, he has taken three nitroglycerin tablets and rested, but the pain has not gone away. Your next action would be to:
a. try one more nitroglycerin tablet because nitroglycerin usually relieves his pain. b. attach an AED in case he goes into cardiac arrest. c. place him on high-flow oxygen. d. check his blood pressure because he has taken three nitroglycerin tablets.
The surgicalprocedure that creates an opening at the trachea is called a ____.
A. tracheostomy B. tracheotomy C. trachesion D. tracheomalacion
What changes can be expected in arterial venous oxygen content difference C(a-v)O2 with aging?
a. It decreases with age b. It remains constant until age 30 then increases c. It remains constant until age 60 then increases d. It is not affected by aging