For the following questions, use an ICD-9-CM code book and select the appropriate code(s) for the diagnostic statements given
Tony Black presents to the ER because of severe vomiting due to chemotherapy that was completed five hours ago. He is diagnosed with prostate cancer. He is given IV medications to control the vomiting. After three hours the vomiting is controlled and the patient insists on being discharged home.
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You have been called for a deeply disturbed psychiatric patient who has cut off the tip of his penis with a steak knife. Assessment reveals the 31-year-old male to be crying, with blood noted to his hands and pants. The primary assessment reveals no life threats and Emergency Medical Responders are applying oxygen to the patient. At this time, your priority is to:
A) place the amputated penis in sterile water. B) control the bleeding. C) prevent the patient from urinating. D) determine why the patient cut himself.
A(n) ________ hearing loss is caused by an interruption in the transmission of sound waves to the inner ear.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).