Your patient is in late stages of liver failure and has requested to be transported to the emergency department. You take your body substance isolation and move him to your cot and notice his skin is warm and dry with a yellow color. Your radio report to the hospital should state your patient is:
A) flushed. B) mottled. C) cyanotic. D) jaundiced.
D
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________ cabinets are used to file documents such as patient records, tax records, insurance policies, and canceled checks
a. Wooden b. Metal c. Fireproof d. Waterproof
Your friend, who is a paramedic, is describing an emergency call he was on last weekend. He tells you that he cared for a 78-year-old woman who had slipped while getting out of her bathtub and had been lying on a tile floor for almost 24 hours. When your friend arrived he found the woman confused and cold to the touch. Although it was 80 degrees outside, the temperature in the apartment was only
68 because she had her air conditioner running on high. Based on your OEC training, you recognize that this patient was probably suffering from: a. hypothermia caused by a medical condition. b. generalized hyperthermia caused by evaporation. c. hypothermia due to heat loss caused by conduction. d. localized hypothermia caused by immobility.
Confidentiality is both a legal duty and an ethical duty
a. true b. false
Code ____________________ is used to report benign mucous membrane pemphigoid
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word