Under civil law, the maximum penalty for medical fraud is:
A) 10 years in jail.
B) exclusion from the American Medical Association.
C) $10,000.
D) loss of professional license.
C) $10,000.
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Which of the following defines "new complete past, family, social history"?
a. Documentation supporting one or two of the three PFSH elements for a patient who is an established patient to the clinician or facility b. Documentation supporting one of the three PFSH elements for a patient who is an established patient to the clinician or facility c. Documentation supporting one or two of the three PFSH elements for a patient who is a new patient to the clinician or facility d. Documentation supporting all three of the PFSH elements for a patient who is a new patient to the clinician or facility
You are dispatched to a local high school track and field event for a 16-year-old male who fainted. The outside temperature is approximately 95°F (35°C) with high humidity. Upon your arrival, the patient is conscious, alert, and complains of nausea and a headache. His skin is cool, clammy, and pale. You should:
A. give him a liquid salt solution to drink. B. administer 100% supplemental oxygen. C. apply chemical ice packs to his axillae. D. move him into the cooled ambulance.