The American Medical Association (AMA) publishes and updates the ___________________________________ coding manual.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Current Procedural Terminology
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You are assigned to use an electrical lift to move a resident. When you plug in the lift, a spark shoots from the plug, and you hear a "pop" inside of the lift. Nothing appears visibly wrong. You should:
A. use the lift to transfer the resident. B. follow your facility’s procedure for tagging the lift out of service. C. Immediately notify the administrator about the problem. D. contact the fire department at once.
During a response to a nursing home for a cardiac arrest, you hear and feel a "crunching" sensation during chest compressions. You should:
A) stop CPR and notify the incoming EMS crew. B) continue chest compressions and ventilations. C) perform chest compressions with one hand only, and at a depth of 1/2 to 3/4 inch. D) discontinue chest compressions and continue ventilations.
Of all the people factors affecting safety, ____ is the hardest to address.
A. attitude B. cardiovascular fitness C. physical strength D. nutrition
When there is no CPT instructional note directing a coder to assign laterality for a lymphatic system procedure, it means that laterality modifiers are not necessary
A) True B) False