You are having lunch with Carrie Phillips, a long-time friend, and you inform her that you have enrolled in a college program to pursue a career in healthcare. ... in this field, but because of obligations that keep her house-bound, she feels she cannot spend time away from home attending classes. As favor to you friend and for your own informatin investgate what distance learning opportunities are availble in the medical billing and insurance field. Prepare a short report of you findings to tell Carrie the next time you have lunch

Which of these is likely to be the best source of valid health information?

Which of the following is a way to prevent poisoning? a. avoid the overuse of bleach and disinfectant. b. keep carbon monoxide detectors away from the kitchen. c. follow medicine prescriptions properly. d.

A46-year-old man with a history of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia visits the physician for a routine followup. the patient's job involves a lot of travelling, and he admits to occasionally forgetting to take his medications with him when he travels. he complains of several episodes of chest pain in the past few months. the pain is sharp in nature, mainly over his lower chest and epigastrium, and tends to come on when walking. he believes these episodes are due to indigestion and has been taking antacids. there is a family history of heart disease, and his father died of a heart attack at age 48. on physical examination, his blood pressure is 150/80 mmhg and heart rate is 86/min. his lungs are clear to auscultation. cardiac auscultation reveals normal rate and rhythm, without rubs, gallops, or murmurs. there is no pedal oedema. he is sent for an exercise stress test. five minutes into the test, he develops st depression of 3mm in leads v1-v5. the st segment depression is greater than 0.12 seconds in duration and the stress test is stopped. which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management? - coronary angiography- holter monitor- no further tests are required- repeat stress test with thallium- upper gastrointestinal endoscopy