Explain the importance of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary but should include the following points:
The Act encompasses two main issues:
1. Portability, or the ability to change insurance companies and still be covered for preexisting conditions
2. Accountability, generally dealing with the patient's right to privacy from the dentist, health insurer, and any other parties required in the healthcare process (i.e., dental front office administrators, clearinghouses, etc.)
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a. palpatory, postural, and treatment b. palpatory, postural, and endurance. c. palpatory, postural, and movement. d. palpatory, postural, and proprioceptive.
Which of the following results in an increased blood pressure?
A. increased cardiac output B. loss of blood C. vasodilation D. dehydration
When palpating a patient's pulse, you note that there is a short interval between pulsations. This indicates that the pulse is:
A. irregular. B. slow. C. thready. D. rapid.
Evaluation of a newborn reveals that it has a pink body, but blue hands and feet; a strong cry; a pulse rate of 110 beats/min; and some spontaneous flexion of the extremities. It pulls its leg away when stimulated. You should assign an APGAR score of:
A: 8 B: 5 C: 6 D: 7