The code reported in Block 21A of the CMS-1500 claim is the major reason the patient was treated by the health care provider. It is called the __________ diagnosis
a. comorbid
b. first-listed
c. primary
d. principal
b
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In a healthy young male, what would the sum of IRV + ERV + VT equal in mL?
A. 3600 mL B. 6000 mL C. 4800 mL D. 2400 mL
A mechanical injury to the brain that results in a short-term and/or a long-term neurologic deficit is:
a. a repetitive head injury. b. a subdural hematoma. c. neural ischemia. d. a traumatic brain injury.
During a discussion of RBC indices, a medical technologist of Cambodian origin mentioned that her own red cells had been small in a CBC performed 2 years earlier in a routine physical. A more recent CBC showed the following results
TEST RESULTS WBC 9.3 x 109/L RBC 6.11 x 1012/L HGB 13.0 g/dL HCT 41.8% MCV 69.6 fL MCH 22.5 pg MCHC 31.0 g/dL RDW 15.8 PLT 351 x 109/L Differential Within normal limits Based on the demographics of this patient, what disorder is suspected? a. Sickle cell disease b. Hemoglobin C disease c. Hemoglobin SC disease d. Hemoglobin E disease
An 82-year-old male with a possible hip fracture becomes extremely irritable and confused during your assessment. You should:
A. tell the patient that his behavior is unacceptable. B. attribute his behavior to age-related dementia. C. assume that he is experiencing cerebral hypoxia.