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During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache and nausea, you ask him when his headache began, but he does not answer your question immediately. You should: - allow him time to think about the question and respond to it. You are caring for a semiconscious man with left-sided paralysis. His airway is patent and his respirations are 14 breaths/min with adequate tidal volume. Treatment for this patient should include: - oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask, left lateral recumb...

An infection acquired after admission to a health care agency is a - Health care associated infection An open wound on the lower legs and feet caused by poor return blood flow from veins is called - A stasis ulcer Agitated and restless behaviour may be a result of - Pain or discomfort Too much stimuli Lack of sleep A cataract is an eye disorder in which - The lens becomes cloudy A child deprived of food and clothing is an example of - Physical neglect A congenital defect of the spinal c...

BLEEDING CONTROL/SHOCK MANAGEMENT - PPE Apply direct pressure to wound (Examiner will state the wound is still bleeding) Apply tourniquet (Examiner will state patient is showing signs/symptoms of hypoperfusion/shock) Properly position the patient (supine with legs elevated) Administer high-flow O₂ Initiate steps to prevent heat loss (blankets under and on top) Indicate the need for immediate transport MEDICAL - 1. SCENE SIZE-UP BSI/PPE Scene safe MOI/NOI # of patients ALS backup ...

the name of the personality development theory initiated by Sigmund fried - psychoanalytic theory tiny blood vessels in the retina are damaged; blood can leak from the vessels creating scar tissue that pulls the retina away from the eye; complication of diabetes - diabetic retinopathy the ear is needed for _____ & ______ - hearing, balance infection of the middle ear; viruses/bacteria are causes; can cause permanent damage to the eardrum or damage the bones of the middle ear that conduct s...

Esophageal Varices - weaking of the blood vessel lining of the esophagus; associated w/alcoholism RESPIRATORY allergic reaction - tightness in chest, cough, rapid breathing,labored and noisy breathing, hoarseness, stridor, wheezing Viral Respiratory Infection - infection of lungs, shortness of breath, coughing up yellow/green sputum, fever/chills Pulmonary Embolism - chest pain, wheezing, pain/swelling in one or both legs, shortness of breath, cough/anxiety Emphysema - Shortness of breath...

Aneurysm - The bulging out of an arterial wall at a weak point. Weaknesses in the walls are often created by atherosclerosis. These weak points can burst and cause a person to bleed to death What are symptoms of a heart attack? - Tight/pain in chest, fainting, nauseous, pale, damp skin, change in blood pressure Arteriosclerosis - A disease which results in the hardening of arteries due to thickening and loss of elasticity. Note: It is common mistake to refer to arteriosclerosis as the calci...

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• cross-sectional designs vs longitudinal designs - strengths and weaknesses of both - > Crosssectional - Most common form of analysis - "snapshot" at a given time point - Usually the simplest and cheapest - Cannot fully capture change or social processes > Longitudinal - Directly incorporates time - More powerful for measuring change - More costly and difficult • formal vs substantive theory - - Substantive theory is developed for a specific area of social concern. If you ...

Quota - Researchers try to make sure that the sample has the desired proportion of age, sex, etc. (The researchers use judgement rather than probability when selecting samples) What are the types of non-probability sampling? - -Purposive -Quota -Convenience -Snowball Threats to internal validity: - -History(past events may confound results) -Testing(Retesting influences peoples behavior) -Selection Bias(volunteers may choose to participate in certain study) What are the 3 components of ...

Inductive Reasoning - Inductive - moves from the specific to the general From a set of observations to the discovery of a pattern among them "why something happens" -> "whether it actually does" Purposes of Research - Explore - examine an issue or policy about which little is known Describe - observe and describe the scope of a problem or policy response Explain - answer "why?" Apply - Applied research is often used to evaluate the effects of specific criminal justice programs Tw...

Cluster sample - A multistage sample in which natural groups (clusters) are sampled initially, with the members of each selected group being subsampled afterward. For ex: you might select a sample of municipal police department from a directory, get lists of the police officers at all the selected departments then draw samples of officers from each. Quasi-experiment - A research design that includes most, but not all, elements of an experimental design. Quasi means "sort of", and a Quasi-...

What are the *downsides* and potential pitfalls of *personal experience*? - 1. Overgeneralization 2. Selective Observation 3. Premature Closure 4. Halo Effect What is authority? What are the pros and cons to this way of "Knowing"? - -Gaining knowledge from those with expertise Pros 1. quick, easy 2. experts spend much time on learning something in particular Cons 1. overstated expertise 2. ulterior motive 3. misplaced authority What is methodology? - -the science of finding out 1...

conscious; careful - social science differs from our casual inquiry in two important aspects: social scientific inquiry is a ________ activity and it is a more _________ process than our casual efforts authority - an example of __________ as a source of agreement reality is: you are more likely to believe a judge who declares that your next traffic violation will result in a suspension of your license than your parents when they say the same thing errors in human inquiry - Can be greatly hi...

concurrent validity - indicator must be associated with a preexisting indicator that is judged to be valid 4 types of reliability - - stability: reliability across time ( E.G. test - retest method, parallel forms method) - representative reliability - internal consistency reliability (split half method) - equivalence reliability (intercoder/ interrater reliability) conceptualization - the process by which we identify what we mean by a concept.- the product is a specific, agreed upon mean...

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Urosepsis - Infection confined to the urinary system. Refers to pyuria or bacteria in the urine (not in the blood). Query the physician to determine if the bacteria in the urine has progressed to septicemia or sepsis. What year was TEFRA (Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act) implemented? - 1982 Query process and procedure should address: - 1. When queries will be asked. 2. Who will ask queries and to whom queries will be asked. 3. The hospital's responsibility in supporting the queri...

ARRA - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides specific guidance established as part of the meaningful use incentive program Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 - Requires POA inclusion in the payment guidelines for conditions that: 1. Are high cost, high volume or both 2. Result in the assignment of a case to a DRG that has a higher payment when present as a secondary diagnosis 3. Could reasonably have been prevented through the application of evidence based guidelines Meaning...

Which symbol of punctuation is used in the Tabular List to enclose synonyms, alternative wording, or explanatory phrases? a.Parentheses b.Brackets c.Colon d.Comma - a Punctuation is widely used in coding. Brackets are used in the Alphabetic Index to identify manifestation codes as well as to enclose synonyms, alternative wording or explanatory phrases. (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting 2016b, 8) Assign the best answer to complete the following sentence. The CPT code...

The _________ diagnosis is designated and defined as the condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for occasioning the admission of the patient to the hospital a.Secondary b.DRG diagnosis c.Most resource intensive d.Principal - d The Principal diagnosis should be assigned as the first-listed diagnosis for the hospital admission as the cause of the hospital stay after study and evaluation by the responsible physician (ICD-10-CM Official Coding Guidelines 2016b, 88). In 1...

Timeframes for completion of queries should be included in - the programs policies Policies and procedures should be in what type of format for easy reference? - Written ACDIS - Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists A multi-disciplinary team approach should include - physicians and their mid-levels (ARNPs and PAs), clinical documentation specialists, coders, administration, and appropriate hospital staff The RHIT, RHIA or CCS should have how many years of inpatient c...