Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you are given a tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that:
A. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should be treated immediately.
B. the disease is dormant in your body, but will probably never cause symptoms.
C. you contracted the disease by casual contact instead of exposure to secretions.
D. you were exposed to another infected person before treating the 34-year-old patient.
Ans: D. you were exposed to another infected person before treating the 34-year-old patient.
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When immobilizing a seated patient with a short backboard or vest-style immobilization device, you should apply a cervical collar:
A. before manually stabilizing the patient's head. B. after the torso has been adequately secured. C. after moving the patient to a long backboard. D. after assessing distal neurovascular functions.
CC is the abbreviation used by the inpatient coder on the medical record for ________.
A. complications and comorbidities B. comorbidities and co-existing C. conditions and codes D. complications and co-existing