What is Protected Health Information (PHI)?

What will be an ideal response?


Protected Health Information (PHI) is any information that contains one or more patient identifiers. Examples are date of birth, Social Security number, e-mail address, copy of driver's license, and photos of the patient.

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A drug addict informs you that he has been taking OxyContin and now requires more and more of the drug to take his chronic back pain away. The EMT would recognize this patient as experiencing:

A) Overdose B) Dependence C) Tolerance D) Adverse reaction

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While performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the therapist is attempting to orally intubate the patient. The therapist observes the distal tip of the ET tube pass through the glottis. After attaching a colorimetric CO2 detector to the ET tube, the therapist notices that the face of the CO2 detector appears yellow. What should the therapist do at this time?

A. Obtain a different colorimetric CO2 detector. B. Remove the ET tube, and reintubate the patient. C. Secure the ET tube in place with adhesive tape. D. Wait until the paper on the colorimetric CO2 detector turns purple.

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A specific type of hormone called ________ has the ability to interact directly with the cell's DNA

A) sebum B) steroids C) adrenalin D) protein

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The Glasgow Coma scale assesses which three responses?

A) Eye, reflex, and speech B) Speech, vision, and reflex C) Eye, verbal, and motor D) None of the above

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