Which type of payment method creates an incentive to provide more preventive care?
A) capitation
B) per diem
C) per case
D) discounted fee-for-service
A) capitation
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The ____ simply places the proverbial "average person" in the situation and asks if that average person would reasonably think, under those conditions, that this problem was an emergency.
A. critical care rule B. non-professional rule C. good samaritan standard D. prudent layperson standard
_________ surgery combines the techniques of minimally invasive surgery with computer-guided instruments that are controlled remotely through a nonsterile interface system
A. Robotic B. Remote
Serial sampling for cardiac biomarkers is defined as:
A. Drawing blood samples periodically, usually at prescribed time intervals over the course of the patient's stay. B. Drawing blood samples randomly during the first four hours after admission to the facility. C. Drawing a blood sample once after admission to the facility. D. Making dilutions of each blood sample and analyzing them for the appropriate cardiac biomarker.
You are managing a 10-month old infant who has had severe diarrhea and vomiting for 3 days and is now showing signs of shock. You have initiated supplemental oxygen therapy and elevated the lower extremities. En route to the hospital, you note that the child's work of breathing has increased. What must you do first?
A. lower the extremities and reassess the child B. Begin positive pressure ventilations and reassess the child C. Place a nasopharyngeal airway and increase the oxygen flow. D. Listen to the lungs with a stethoscope for abnormal breath sounds.