A finger sweep should only be performed on an adult patient if they are unconscious.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

True

Finger sweeps consist of swiping the patient's oral cavity with the fingers to discover if the obstruction can be reached. This procedure is performed only on the unconscious patient.

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A. acute pancreatitis B. acute necrosis of pancreas C. Subacute pancreatitis D. rupture of bile duct

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A blood test finds that a patient has group B hyperlipidemia. This is reported with code ____________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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