An 86-year-old male presents in the vascular laboratory with a history of right leg pitting edema for 1 week. The right leg is red and warm from midthigh to the ankle. The patient has prostate cancer and IVC filter placement because of previous DVT. a. What is your first impression? b.Calculate the Well’s score for […]

A 5-year-old child presents to the hospital ER after a motor vehicle accident. She is hypotensive and in shock. The physician suspects that her spleen is ruptured. He recommends to the parents that she undergo an emergency exploratory laparotomy for possible splenorrhaphy or splenectomy, and he writes orders to type and cross-match blood for possible […]

A 5-year-old child presents to the hospital ER aftera surgical technologist believes that genetic engineering is wrong and bad for society. What belief does the surgical technologist hold: Formalism or utilitarianism? explain why a motor vehicle accident. She is hypotensive and in shock. The physician suspects that her spleen is ruptured. He recommends to the […]

A 57- year-old female presents with bilateral lower extremity swelling. The patient has a history of noma. What should the vascular technologist be concerned about in this patient? 2. During inferior vena cava and vein ultrasound evaluation a thrombus is noted in the right external vein . Describe the spectral Doppler findings in the following […]

Alice is a 35 year old female who has requested a diagnostic intake due to concerns about her lack of energy and poor concentration. Upon evaluation, you find that Alice is employed as a nurse at a local nursing home. She resides at home with her two children, aged 15 and 12. Alice reports she […]

A thirty-five-year-old Hispanic client comes to you to talk about an impending divorce hearing. He states the following: I am really lost right now. I cannot get along with Elle, and I miss the kids terribly. My American lawyer is demanding an arm and a leg for his fee, and I do not feel I […]

Elon is an 8 year old male whose aunt (primary caregiver) brought him in due to concerns of eating paper. Elon is a normally developed child, who is doing well in school and is described as a well-developed, happy child. Aunt reports Elon has been eating paper for the past 2 months. His PCP has […]

A client in her thirty-eighth week of pregnancy is scheduled for a nonstress test and asks if the nurse thinks it is necessary. The nurse’s best reply would be: Group of answer choices “It is a fast procedure and totally harmless” “How are feeling about having this test?” “Certainly; you may have problems and we […]

Magdelena is preparing the OR for a neurosurgical procedure (craniotomy). The surgeon needs instrumentation for the case. 1. The surgeon uses a craniotome that is nitrogen powered. What is a craniotome used for? 2. What protects the dura mater? 3. What is the normal operating psi range that should read on the gauge when you […]

Case Study: Sara is a medical coder working at a busy hospital. She recieves a medical record with a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic neuropathy. The patient was admitted for a foot ulcer. Based on the provided documentation, How would sarah assign the appropriate ICD-10 codes for both the primary diagnosis and […]