The thoracic spine contains how many vertebrae?

S: This established patient comes in stating that her legs are swollen and tender to touch. She has had a little bit of shortness of breath and just has not been feeling normal. PAST MEDICAL HlSTORY: Congestive heart failure, hypertension, and gastritis. MEDICATlON: Warfarin, potassium, Lasix, Clonapam, metoprolol, Dilantin, and orneprazole. ALLERGIES: PENICILLIN

O: VITAL SIGNS: As noted. O2 saturations 88%. GENERAL: Alert and oriented. HEENT: Unremarkable. LUNGS: There are a few crackles in the lungs. HEART: Regular rate and rhythm. EXTREMITIES: There is 2+ edema. LABORATORY/DIAGNOSTIC: Normal CBC. Comprehensive panel shows a BUN that is slightly elevated, otherwise unremarkable. Her BNP is high at 442. A: Congestive heart failure, peripheral edema P: We will have her double up her Lasix taking 2 a day and potassium 2 per day for the next 5 days and then go back to her regular medications. If she is still having swelling problems, she is to let us know. ICD-9-CM diagnosis code(s): _____________________ __________________________________________________ ICD-10-CM diagnosis code(s): _____________________ __________________________________________________ CPT code(s) with modifier, if applicable: _____________________ What will be an ideal response?

A male patient (76-kg IBW) with no history of pulmonary disease is brought to the emergency department for treatment of a drug overdose. He is intubated and placed on mechanical ventila-tion with VC-CMV, f = 12/min, VT = 450 mL

The resulting arterial blood gas values are: pH 7.32, PaCO2 53 mm Hg, and HCO3? 25 mEq/L. The most appropriate action to correct the acid-base disturbance is which of the following? a. Increase VT to 595 mL. b. Increase VT to 760 mL. c. Increase frequency to 16/min. d. Decrease frequency to 10/min.