You have been asked to report the registry's annual caseload to administration. The most efficient
way to retrieve this information would be to use
A. patient abstracts. C. accession register.
B. patient index. D. follow-up files.
C The accession register is a permanent log of all the cases entered into the database. Each
number assigned is preceded by the accession year, making it easy to assess annual
workloads.
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A 90-year-old female has been experiencing episodes of nocturnal confusion for several weeks. Her lower extremities are swollen, with large, translucent fluid-filled areas resembling blisters on the skin. These areas probably are caused by:
a. an allergic reaction to medication. b. toxicity from an antidepressant medication the patient is taking. c. increased hydrostatic pressure caused by right-sided CHF and sleeping sitting up. d. degenerative effects of old age on the skin of the lower extremities.
What instruction would you provide to your team immediately after securing a patient with head, neck, and back pain to the long backboard?
A) "Loosen the collar so you can palpate the back of the neck." B) "Maintain manual in-line spinal stabilization until he is on the stretcher." C) "Check for pedal pulses before we move him to the stretcher." D) "Remove the chest strap so he can breathe easier now that his head and legs are secured."
The process of classifying and reviewing past-due accounts by age from the first date of billing is called _______________ _______________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Patterns associated with gender in the media coverage of sports have been slow to change because
A. women athletes shy away from media coverage. B. women in sports journalism refuse to cover women's events. C. media organizations are gendered institutions. D. men in sports journalism refuse to cover women's events.