A patient with suspected protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) would have which of the following laboratory results?
A. Decreased serum protein and albumin
B. No change in serum protein or albumin
C. Decreased serum protein and increased albumin
D. Elevated serum protein and albumin
A
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a. John Hunter b. Rene Laennec c. William Harvey d. Barb Florencewell
A femoral pulse can initially be felt at a systolic pressure of approximately ________ mmHg
A) 90 B) 70 C) 80 D) 60
Financial information systems include all of the following EXCEPT:
A) payroll. B) budgeting. C) inventory and materials management. D) purchasing. E) registration and records.
After you decide on the appropriate CPT code(s) for a procedure, you should ________.
A. consult Appendix D in the CPT to determine which add-ons to use B. consult Appendix A in the CPT to check for applicable modifiers C. consult Appendix C in the CPT to find examples of each code type D. code the procedure; no further action is necessary E. consult Appendix 2 of the HCPCS manual for applicable modifiers