SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).A 16-year-old boy was tackled hard at football practice. He received hard blows to the chest and abdomen.Your patient complains of a dull pain in his abdomen, which feels rigid and looks distended. You recognize these signs and symptoms of:
A. evisceration.
B. appendicitis.
C. aortic dissection.
D. internal bleeding.
Answer: D
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A) Blemish B) Discoloration C) Contusion D) Abrasion
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A) claims that had been injured by a defective product, which was discarded or lost B) negative evidentiary inference that is irrelevant to an ongoing legal proceeding C) unconsciousness of guilt or lack of motivation to prevent evidence from being used D) wrongful destruction or alteration of evidence and/or failure to preserve data
For the following questions, use an ICD-9-CM code book to select the appropriate code(s) for the diagnostic statements given
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