When the Paramedic is faced with a situation in which several plausible explanations for a disorder exist and the Paramedic cannot narrow the causes down to one disease or another, then the Paramedic should treat the patient conservatively.

Indications for incentive spirometry include which of the following according to the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) Clinical Practice Guideline: Incentive Spirometry?

I. conditions predisposing atelectasis II. presence of atelectasis III. restrictive lung defect associated with neuromuscular disorders IV. delivery of a medication A) I B) I and II C) I, II, and III D) I, II, III, and IV

The following questions will require the use of an ICD-9-CM code book to complete the sentence. Repair of macrodactyty is coded to __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word