Which of the following could be classified as a break in confidentiality?
a) release of medical records from one hospital to another for continued patient care
b) a patient discussing his or her medical record with the correspondence manager
c) a hospital and physician's office sharing patient information for treatment purposes
d) a computer hacker breaking into a hospital's secured computer system

A 22-year-old female patient slipped running down stairs and has injured her right tibia and fibula. you have used an air splint to splint the injury. to test the splint, you can:

Which of these is the best example of sexual objectification? a) a female initiates a conversation with another female. b) a male proposes marriage to a female. c) a female makes repated coments to a male about his appearence. d) a female proposes marriage to a male.

A62-year-old man is being treated for an acute myocardial infarction. he originally came to the ed with substernal chest pain and diaphoresis. given his risk factors of hypertension, diabetes, tobacco use, and family history, he is considered high risk. an ecg in the ed reveals a left-bundle branch pattern, and cardiac enzymes are elevated slightly. after a focused evaluation in the ed, the patient receives iv thrombolytics. although his bundle branch pattern never resolves, the patient is chest pain-free and haemodynamically stable after thrombolysis. two days later, however, the patient reports episodes of recurrent chest discomfort and shortness of breath overnight. in evaluating for potential myocardial reinfarction, which of the following is the most appropriate diagnostic test? - creatinine kinase- dynamic ecg changes- lactate dehydrogenase- myoglobin levels- troponin i level