Your young patient appears ill with a high fever, difficulty swallowing and breathing, and drooling. You see that he is sitting upright and leaning forwarding. What should you suspect?
A) Croup
B) Pneumonia
C) Epiglottitis
D) Scarlet fever
Answer: C
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A) It covers a specific list of physician services. B) It covers home healthcare. C) It covers inpatient stays at a skilled nursing facility. D) It is optional. Medicare recipients/beneficiaries are not required to enroll.
In a comminuted fracture, ____.
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For the following questions, select the appropriate diagnostic code using an ICD-9-CM codebook
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