You are called by the owner of a restaurant for a female patron who spilled hot tea onto her right thigh. The secondary assessment reveals the burn area to be soft, red, and painful. The skin is intact with no blister formation noted, although some edema is present. Based on these assessment findings, you would recognize what category of burn?
A) Superficial
B) Partial thickness
C) Deep partial thickness
D) Full thickness
A
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A. Steel arches B. Rigid frames C. Steel columns D. Steel suspension systems
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Using an ICD-9-CM code book, select the appropriate code(s) for the diagnostic statements given in the following questions
Aseptic necrosis of the medial femoral condyle
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