After Falling Down the Stairs, a Patient Comes to the Emergency

question 95

Multiple Choice

After falling down the stairs, a patient comes to the Emergency Department with multiple purplish patches on the skin caused by leaking blood vessels. The physician would document that the patient has multiple:

• A) abrasions.
• B) contusions.
• C) petechiae.
• D) lesions.

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Definitions:

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Trained Therapist

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The phenomenon observed in social interactions where an individual is more likely to share personal information if another has shared similarly personal information.

Intimate Information

Intimate information consists of highly personal and sensitive details about an individual that are usually shared with a close circle of people or kept private.