Which are used in the ICD-10-CM Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries to enclose abbreviations, synonyms, alternative wording, or explanatory phrases?
a. braces
b. brackets
c. colons
d. parentheses
b
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A) traumatic onset of labor. B) uterine inversion. C) uterine rupture. D) premature rupture of membranes.
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A) 240/88 mmHg B) 158/44 mmHg C) 136/92 mmHg D) 246/Palpation
Which of the following tests/characteristics will differentiate Pasteurella and Capnocytophaga?
A) Indole B) Oxidase C) Origin of infection D) Both A and B
Which of the following is a dollar amount determined by a hospital's operating costs and whether it is located in an urban area with a population of more than 1 million?
A) RUG-III B) Reimbursement rate C) Population rate D) Relative weight E) IPPS rate