Sprains occur from the overuse or overstretching of a muscle

After the 1995 DGs for E/M services was written, what changed in the 1997 DGs for E/M services?

a. The 1997 DGs provided more detailed guidelines for the language in which the medical record documentation of the E/M service should be written. b. The 1997 DGs provided more detailed guidelines for how long the patient should wait for the clinician during an E/M service. c. The 1997 DGs provided more detailed guidelines for the physical examination during an E/M service. d. The 1997 DGs provided more detailed guidelines for the amount of time spent by the clinician during an E/M service.

You are assessing an elderly patient who was just released from the hospital following surgery to replace a knee joint. The patient is complaining of shortness of breath, sharp pain with breathing, and is anxious. Vital signs are: blood pressure 90/66, pulse 110, rate 34. The BEST treatment for this patient is to:

A) administer oxygen, establish an IV, and rapidly infuse fluids. B) have the patient re-breathe CO2 from a paper bag until ventilations decrease. C) administer oxygen, establish an IV, and keep TKO unless needed. D) begin positive pressure ventilation via BVM using 100 percent oxygen.