A patient informs you that he has a hard time breathing when he lies in bed. You would best document this report as:

A) Dyspnea
B) Tachypnea
C) Nocturnal dyspnea
D) Orthopnea


D) Orthopnea

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A 32-year-old woman presents with a soft, nonpainful mass (1 x 2 cm) between teeth nos. 24 and 25 . Differential diagnosis should include at least pyogenic granuloma and:

a. Mucous membrane pemphigoid b. Mucous patch (secondary syphilis) c. Plasma cell gingivitis d. Peripheral giant cell granuloma e. None of the above

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Venipuncture cannot be done in the medical office but must be performed in an outside laboratory.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which fee schedule involves three components: a participating fee, a nonparticipating fee, and a limiting charge?

A) Professional fee schedule B) Medicare fee schedule C) Managed care fee schedule D) Private insurance fee schedule

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Propylthiouracil is both an organic and inorganic drug that is classified as:

A) a steroid hormone B) an antithyroid hormone C) an anti-parasitic D) an anti-nauseant

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