Your patient is a 40-year-old man who was burned when he spilled gasoline on his pants as he was standing near the pilot light of his hot water heater. He has partial thickness burns from his feet to just above his knees, and circumferentially around both legs. Using the rule of nines, which of the following most accurately represents the extent of body surface area burned?
A) 18% B) 9% C) 4.5% D) 36%
A
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A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20
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A healthcare professional who typically holds an associate degree or certificate and may perform tasks such as prepping patients, taking patients' histories, answering phone, scheduling patients, filing insurance claims, and maintaining health records within a physician's office is known as a/an ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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