Which of the following results from insufficient blood volume in the circulatory system?
A. Septic shock
B. Toxic shock syndrome
C. Stroke
D. Hypovolemic shock
E. Anaphylactic shock
D. Hypovolemic shock
Hypovolemic shock results from insufficient blood in the circulatory system and usually occurs after an injury that causes major fluid loss, such as hemorrhage or burns.
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What should the medical coder do if any confusion remains about the data to be reviewed?
a. Make an assumption about what the performing physician did. b. Ask the physician who performed the E/M service visit to clarify the documentation. c. Do research online to fill in the blanks left by the documentation. d. Call and ask the patient to tell what happened during the E/M service visit.
Your patient is a 14 month-old child who has been taking an antibiotic for three days for an ear infection. Her parents have called EMS because the child has not been eating or drinking, is irritable, has a fever, and generally appears very sick. Which of the following should you most highly suspect?
A) Herpes zoster B) Bacterial meningitis C) Fifth disease D) An allergic reaction to the antibiotic