A ________ occurs when at least one bone in a joint is forced completely out of its normal and proper alignment and must be manually or surgically put back into place.

A. subluxation
B. dislocation
C. sprain
D. contusion

Answer: B

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A physician supervises the care of a 79-year-old woman who is receiving several different therapies at home. The patient is recovering from a fall from a kitchen stool, resulting in a broken ulna and sprained wrist


The physician coordinates the involvement and participation of a private physical therapist and the patient's adult daughter, the patient's power of attorney, and the private home aide who provides assistance with the patient's ADLs. According to the patient's daughter, the patient will not leave her home but received adequate care from the home aide, with positive results from the physical therapy. Over the course of 1 calendar month, the physician spends 35 minutes in supervision of documented physical therapy records, laboratory results, and telephone conference with the patient's adult daughter and home aide. Which of the following best reflects the service(s) provided?

 

a. Non–face-to-face physician services
b. Care plan oversight services
c. Case management services
d. Domiciliary, rest home (e.g., assisted living facility), or home care plan oversight services

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The sound or feel of broken fragments of bone grinding against each other is:

A) trepidation. B) grating. C) decompression. D) crepitation.

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