What factors combine to produce a perceived threat?


Perceived threat is the combination of perceived susceptibility and perceived severity, making it a variable and ever-changing concept. Perceived threat varies based on one's perceived susceptibility and/or severity. These three constructs represent the core of the health belief model.?

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The written notification that must be signed by a patient with Medicare coverage to acknowledge that he or she understands that a service may NOT be considered medically necessary and therefore may not be paid by Medicare is a(n):

A) advance beneficiary notice. B) medical necessary authorization. C) denial of payment notice. D) liability for potential payment notice.

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Which of the following is NOT part of a three-prong plug?

a. active (hot) wire/prong b. ground pin/prong c. bipolar wire/prongs d. inactive (neutral) wire/prong

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The vulva is a term that describes the internal genitalia of the female.?

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A buttonhole deformity is caused by rupture of the tendon in the

a. elbow. c. humerus. b. middle phalanx of a finger. d. carpal tunnel.

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