Illness can be especially threatening to elderly patients because _______
a. many elderly people have a fear of becoming bedridden or losing their independence.
b. family members may pressure them to move into a long-term care facility
c. many elderly people do not have adequate health insurance.
d. any of the above.
d
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A. CCA B. CPC C. CCS-P D. RHIT
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You receive a call to a residence where a man found his wife unconscious on the couch. The patient is unresponsive, her respiratory rate is 8 breaths/min, her breathing is shallow, her heart rate is 40 beats/min, and her pulse is weak. The husband hands you an empty bottle of hydrocodone (Vicodin), which was refilled the day before. You should:
A. initiate ventilatory assistance. B. contact the poison control center. C. perform a rapid head-to-toe exam. D. apply oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask.
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