Medicare defines __________ as equipment that can withstand repeated use in the patient's home and not in the absence of illness or injury

An injury caused by heavy pressure to the tissues, such as when an extremity is trapped under a fallen tree, that results in damage to muscle cells and the accumulation of waste products in the tissue is called a(n):

A) evisceration. B) abrasion. C) crush injury. D) contusion.

A patient is complaining of seeing bright red blood on the toilet paper when cleaning after a bowel movement. This is most likely a sign of which of the following?

a. Hemorrhoids b. Lower GI bleed c. There is nothing significant with this finding d. Upper GI bleed