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DyllonKazuo

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The physician sees a patient in the hospital documents a number of diagnoses and/or management options of a high level, an amount and/or complexity of data to be reviewed of a minimal level, and a risk of complications, comorbidities and/or mortality of a low level. What is the overall level of medical decision making?
 
  A. Straightforward
  B. Low
  C. Moderate
  D. High

Question 2

Which of the following BEST defines pneumothorax?
 
  A. A bacterial infection that causes pneumonia, sinusitis, ear infections, peritonitis, and many other pathologies
  B. Fibrous bands that form between organs and/or tissues within the abdominal cavity, which most commonly after an injury or during postoperative recovery
  C. An intestinal condition in which part of the small intestine folds in on itself, thereby creating a telescope-like compression as the walls of the small intestine rub together
  D. An abnormal presence of air or gas within the pleural cavity, which can cause pain, difficult breathing, or lung collapse



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D



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