The Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, and Wrong Person Surgery requires the hospital to have an alternative process for site marking for

A. minimal-access procedures treating a unilateralized internal organ, whether percutaneous or through a natural orifice
B. premature infants or elderly patients for whom the mark may cause a permanent tattoo
C. patients who refuse site marking


Answer: C. patients who refuse site marking

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a. Vital capacity c. Functional residual capacity b. Inspiratory capacity d. Expiratory residual volume

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Information on the patient's chart that is the patient's primary reason for making the office visit is the ________.

A. present illness B. chief complaint C. social history D. assessment of body systems

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The skeletal system is composed of 206 bones, which include the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton.

What will be an ideal response?

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The chest X-ray was performed before placing a chest tube and then again after the chest tube placement to verify the position. What is a correct modifier?

A. -53 Discontinued procedure B. -51 Multiple procedures C. -26 Repeat procedure D. -76 Repeat procedure

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