List the criteria for a "bona fide"  emergency.

What will be an ideal response?


Serious dysfunction of a body organ or part
Patient health placed in jeopardy
Serious impairment to bodily functions

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a. triceps brachii b. subscapularis c. latissimus dorsi d. pronator teres

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Which one of the following patients should benefit from the head-tilt, chin-lift manual airway maneuver?

A) 39-year-old male who just had a seizure and has snoring respirations B) 45-year-old female who is alert and vomiting blood C) 67-year-old female who fell down a flight of stairs and is unresponsive D) 85-year-old female who hit her head on a tree limb and is now responsive to painful stimuli

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Agents that have become a dominant class of antimicrobials since 1990 are known as:

A. fluoroquinolones B. sulfa drugs C. tetracyclines D. aminoglycosides

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The International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10-CM) code on insurance forms ____

A) is published by the American Medical Association B) uses a five-digit code without decimal points or periods C) is three to seven digits long D) uses modifiers to further explain or to change the meaning of a code

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