A patient is admitted as a hospital inpatient and undergoes appendectomy surgery. The responsible physician documents acute appendicitis. Upon discharge, the patient is provided with instructions for followup and care postoperatively as well as for hyperthyroidism. Which present on admission (POA) indicator applies to the hyperthyroidism?
a. Y (present at the time of inpatient admission)
b. N (not present at the time of inpatient admission)
c. U (documentation is insufficient to determine if condition is present on admission)
d. W (provider is unable to clinically determine whether condition was present on admission or not)
d
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A) physician protection equipment. B) personal protective equipment. C) personal precaution environment. D) personnel protective equipment.
Which of the following best describes the concept of due regard?
A) The higher standard of safety that guides the operation of emergency vehicles B) The set of laws that allow emergency vehicles to exceed the speed limit C) Slowing down as much as possible before going through a red light or stop sign D) The standards that guide the use of lights and sirens when driving an emergency vehicle
Medicare covers how many days of rehabilitation after a minimum 3-day hospital stay?
A. 30 B. 100 C. 20 D. 90
Central venous pressure (CVP) can be monitored through a central venous catheter placed either in the ____.
A. pulmonary artery near the right ventricle or in the right ventricle B. superior vena cava near the right atrium or in the right atrium C. pulmonary vein near the left atrium or in the left atrium D. aorta near the left ventricle or in the left ventricle