For treatment of a problem that requires a return to the operating or procedure room (e.g., unanticipated clinical condition), use modifier:
- 78
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A) 1906 B) 1938 C) 1962 D) 1970
Physician Q requests previous records for a 23-year-old patient complaining of severe abdominal pain. Collected past medical history reveals emergent appendectomy at five years of age with recurrent abdominal pain for about three years of severe abdominal pain. Physician Q requests previous medical records from the patient's pediatrician and the hospital where the patient's surgery was performed
What kind of data will be reviewed? A. Obtaining additional history B. Requesting old records C. Reviewing diagnostic data D. Ordering diagnostic data
By the close of the 1980s, Medicare had developed a new regulatory regime for paying providers in which ____
A) federal policymakers deferred to medical expertise in establishing actual costs B) federal policymakers asserted power over medical providers C) medical providers maintained autonomy in setting fees D) medical providers received retrospective payment subject to increased oversight
The posterior surfaces of the vertebral bodies are demonstrated without superimposition on a left lateral lumbar vertebrae projection
The most magnified ribs are demonstrated posteriorly. How should the positioning setup be ad-justed to obtain an optimal projection? a. Rotate the side positioned farthest from the IR posteriorly until the midsagittal plane is perpendicular to the IR. b. Rotate the right side anteriorly until the midcoronal plane is perpendicular to the IR. c. Rotate the patient until the midsagittal plane is perpendicular to the IR. d. Align the midsagittal plane parallel with the IR.