2. Khalil is an emergency room physician who is called in to see a 59-year-old male complaining of a squeezing pain in his chest. The patient reports that it hurts to breathe and just before coming to
the hospital, he lost consciousness for a few minutes Khalil checks the patient's vitals His pulse is
52, and his blood pressure is 89/60 Respiration is shallow and measured at 15 breaths per
minute His temperature is 99°F. Explain what might be happening, why you have come to that
conclusion and what tests you think Khalil will likely order

i have no clue xdxdxdxdxdxd

answer apply a dressing and apply pressure,then get to the hospital;

answer;

no:

a diagnostic thoracoscopy is always included in the surgical vats

explanation;

vats means video assisted thoracic surgery.

thoracoscopy is an endoscopical procedure completed on the lungs to visualize pleura, lungs and mediastinum using an endoscope

one thing to note is that a surgical thoracoscopy always includes a diagnostic thoracoscopy.

the diagnostic thoracoscopy codes are differentiated by the site and type of procedure performed.