An in-office hospital surgery scheduling form is filled out by
A) the physician and the patient.
B) the physician, medical assistant, and patient.
C) the patient and billing representative.
D) an admitting clerk and the physician.
B
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A patient has been shot in the abdomen. Assessment reveals that the bullet entered the body in the right upper quadrant and exited the lower right back. Given this finding, the AEMT should assume which of the following organs may have been injured?
A) Stomach, gall bladder B) Liver, gall bladder, left kidney C) Liver, gall bladder, right kidney, small intestine D) Liver, gall bladder, right kidney, small intestine, spleen
You have been called for a 28-year-old male patient with a history of behavioral problems. He responds to painful stimuli with garbled speech. His airway is patent, but breathing is inadequate. His radial pulse is rapid and his skin cool and moist. He has crackles at the bases of both lungs and the following vital signs: pulse, 108; respirations, 6 breaths/min and shallow; blood pressure, 98/64 mmHg; and SpO2, 92%. A friend informs you that the patient may have drunk a considerable amount of antifreeze, possibly up to 12 hours ago, in a suicide attempt. The first thing you should do is:
A) Start positive pressure ventilation B) Call poison control C) Look for confirmation that the antifreeze was ingested D) Provide low-flow oxygen to increase the pulse oximeter reading to 94%