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What determines the abortive medications for migraine?
According to the severity of the patient's headaches, the presence of nausea or vomiting, the patient's response to the drug, and the presence of such comorbid conditions as depression or epilepsy.
Ideally in what position is a patient placed before performing oropharyngeal suctioning?
Semisitting
While performing a jaw-thrust technique you remind yourself to do what?
Not to drool on the patient.
Use CPR in a sentence?
The EMT performing CPR on the patient saved his life.
What is pyuria?
In everday term this refers to the presence of pus ( mucus) in the urine. Scientifically defined as the presence of 10 or more neutrophils per high power field of unspun, voided mid-stream urine. It can be sign of a bacterial urinary track infection . Pyuria may be present in the septic patient, or in an older patient with pneumonia.
How is the rescuer positioned when performing compressions?
You will be perpendicular to the long axis of the body; e.g. on the side of the patient.
What is medical code 99211?
99211 is a CPT code for an office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, that may not require the presence of a physician. Usually, the presenting problem(s) are minimal. Typically, 5 minutes are spent performing or supervising these services.
The failure to obtain the written consent of the patient before performing a surgical procedure may constitute?
Battery
When performing lower back surgery on a patient the most appropriate surgical position would be?
kraske position
What does the presence of blood in gastric contents indicate?
it may indicate that the patient or person has ulcer
Serum is described as hemolyzed in the presence of increased?
Lipids in a nonfasting patient
Is it true that A breach as defined by the DoD is broader than a HIPAA breach (or breach defined by HHS).?
True; A breach as defined by the DoD is broader than a HIPAA breach (or breach defined by HHS).Access only the minimum amount of PHI/personally identifiable information (PII) necessary.The HIPAA regulations are supposed to protect health insurance and patient information to protect the privacy of the individual patient. A HIPAA breach violates patient confidentiality.A DOD breach applies to any security failure, especially relating to the security of the United States and to its people.
