The ICD-9-CM codebook organizes malignant neoplasm into primary, secondary, and carcinoma in situ. When is the column for malignant primary used?
A) when the neoplasm being coded was the second malignant tumor diagnosed
B) when the neoplasm is second in size
C) when the neoplasm metastasized or spread to the site being coded
D) when the neoplasm originated from the site being coded
D
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After four to six minutes of anoxia, restoring oxygenation and blood pressure will not restore perfusion of the cortex and is known as:
A) no-reflow phenomenon. B) subarachnoid hemorrhage. C) atraumatic brain injury. D) intracerebral bleed.
Your patient is a 38-year-old male driver of a vehicle that left the roadway and struck a bus stop shelter and a tree. He is conscious and alert, he has some abrasions on his forehead, his skin is warm and dry, and he has a strong radial pulse and no difficulty breathing. Which of the following descriptions represents the MOST appropriate way for removing the patient from the vehicle?
A) Have the patient stand up and then do a "standing take-down" onto a long backboard. B) Apply a cervical collar and perform rapid extrication onto a long backboard. C) Place the backboard on the stretcher and have the patient stand, turn, and lie down on the backboard while you maintain manual in-line stabilization of the cervical spine. D) Apply a cervical collar and short spine immobilization device before removing to a long backboard.