After any surgical procedure, you must

give all postoperative instructions to the person who brought the patient in for treatment.
make sure the patient signs the treatment consent form after treatment is performed.
ask the patient to update their health history after performing treatment.
remind patient there is an inherent risk of infection and describe to the patient what to look for postoperatively.


remind patient there is an inherent risk of infection and describe to the patient what to look for postoperatively.

Rationale: remind patient there is an inherent risk of infection and describe to the patient what to look for postoperatively.

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The period from the time that a drug's level drops below its minimum effective concentration until it is eliminated from the body is called:

a. duration of action. c. termination of action. b. therapeutic index. d. biological half-life.

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Tom Tucker is a live-born infant with a congenital dislocation of both hips upon this birth admission. Select the appropriate ICD-9-CM code(s) for this admission

754.31 Bilateral congenital dislocation of hip 754.30 Congenital dislocation of hip, unilateral V27.0 Single, live-born infant, outcome of delivery V30.0 Single, live-born infant A) 754.31, V27.0 B) 754.30, V30.0 C) V30.0, 754.31 D) V27.0, 754.30

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If a patient has additional insurance coverage, after the primary payer's RA has been posted, the next step is

A. waiting until the patient pays. B. waiting until the primary insurance bills the second payer. C. determining what the write off amount is. D. billing the second payer.

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