Explain medical necessity.

What will be an ideal response?


Medical necessity refers to the principle requiring health care providers to make reasonable efforts to limit the treatments and services rendered to the patient to those that are necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of care.

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Of the following, who has personal protective equipment in place?

A) EMT with gloves, gown, and eye protection B) Emergency Medical Responder with leather gloves and steel-toed boots C) Firefighter with a self-contained breathing apparatus unit on D) All of the above have personal protective equipment in place.

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Failure of the spinal cord to close properly during pregnancy, which results in permanent nerve damage and brain injury is ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A blood pressure reading of ________ is considered to be normal for an adult.

A. 110/90 B. 119/79 C. 130/80 D. 140/90

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