Author Question: In the context of assessing the risk, what does mortality mean? A. A pathological development ... (Read 23 times)

Zulu123 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

In the context of assessing the risk, what does mortality mean?

A. A pathological development that is not an inherent part of the presenting problem but that occurs in a patient during the management of a patient's presenting problem
B. The worsening in severity of a disease, syndrome, or any symptoms
C. Actual death of the patient or increased potential for death due to the patient's presenting problem, a drastic worsening of the presenting problem, or associated disease process
D. A state of disease, illness, or ill health

Question 2

Which of the following choices BEST supports an identified presenting problem?

A. Urinalysis for inflammation of the bladder
B. A new, previously unidentified lump of the left breast
C. Pulmonary function tests for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
D. Physical therapy for patient recovering from traumatic brain injury