CMS-identified "Hospital-Acquired Conditions" mean that when a particular diagnosis is not
"present on admission," CMS determines it to be
A. medically necessary.
B. reasonably preventable.
C. a valid comorbidity.
D. the principal diagnosis.
B
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If the anticoagulant heparin is in a blood tube, the color of the top is __________________________________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Based on the following ABG results, what is the most likely acid-base diagnosis? pH = 7.08, PCO2 = 39 mm Hg, HCO3– = 11.8 mEq/L
a. Acute metabolic acidosis b. Acute respiratory acidosis c. Partially compensated metabolic acidosis d. Partially compensated respiratory acidosis
A gait dysfunction caused by weakness or damage to the gluteus maximus muscle that results in a loss of control over hip extension, causing the stance hip to jackknife into flexion on heel strike, then lurch forward into hyperextension on
midstance.
The prefix intra- means:
A) above B) between C) same D) within