Define each of the following: daily census count, daily inpatient census, and average daily census
Daily census count is the number of inpatients present at census taking time, usually midnight. The daily inpatient census is the official count of inpatients present at midnight and is calculated each day. Average daily census is the average number of inpatients treated during a given time period.
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On what date do updated ICD-10-CM codes take effect each year?
A. January 1 B. April 1 C. July 1 D. October 1
The physician-patient relationship is established when the patient _____
A) is assigned a primary care physician by the third-party payer B) negotiates the cost of health care services with a physician C) presents to the physician for the purpose of receiving health care D) requests health care and the physician agrees to render health care
A 52-year-old man with a history of lung disease is wheezing and using his accessory muscles to breathe. He is agitated and does not want you to place an oxygen mask on his face. The patient:
A) does not need oxygen yet, and you should respect his wishes. B) should not have called 911 if he did not want your assistance. C) will claim battery if you try to persuade him to accept the oxygen. D) is likely hypoxic and needs your help; consider that he may be anxious about the mask, not the oxygen.
Leukocytes provide specific disease-fighting functions in the blood. Which one of the following is NOT one of them?
a. Coagulation b. Phagocytosis c. Detoxification d. Immune response