List the five rules of letter-by-letter alphabetizing
1. Ignore single spaces when alphabetizing.
2. Ignore single hyphens when alphabetizing.
3. Numbers or the adjective version of the number (first, second, third, fourth) should be placed in numerical order before alphabetical characters.
4. When a diagnostic statement contains the term with, the "with" immediately follows the main terms, and the second part of the diagnosis follows in alphabetical order.
5. Subterms and modifying terms are indented under the main term. They appear in alphabetical order.
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a. Increase in delivered volume b. Increase in peak airway pressure c. Decrease in plateau pressure d. Decrease in peak airway pressure
Reasons for rising health care costs include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. higher cost of doing business. b. increase in lawsuits. c. the number of people with health insurance is rising. d. increasing medical technology.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).