Code 69930 for cochlear device implantation without mastoidectomy

You are evaluating a 28-year-old female patient who was the belted driver in a car-versus-tree motor vehicle crash. She is also 30 weeks' pregnant. She is complaining of severe abdominal pain with cramping, and you can see blood soaking into her shorts and onto the driver's seat. As you prepare for a rapid extrication, you are worried that she may have experienced:

A) b. Femoral artery laceration B) a. Abruptio placentae C) c. Liver laceration D) d. Premature labor

While visiting a patient who has been receiving transtracheal O2 therapy for 6 months, you note marked erythema and swelling at the stoma site. Which of the following actions would be appro-priate at this time?

a. Question the patient and family about their cleaning methods. b. Promptly report your observations to the prescribing physician. c. Liberally apply tincture of benzoin to the stoma site. d. Flush the catheter and the tubing with H2O2.