What root word indicates that a patient has average body habitus in which the thoracic and abdominal organs lie in a normal position?

What will be an ideal response?


C. sthenic The sthenic patient is average size, slightly muscular, and has organs in the normal position.

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When the maximal response to a drug reaches the ceiling, it can become toxic, especially to the:

a. Liver and kidneys. b. Excretory function of the cells. c. Cell membranes. d. Urinary tract.

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Well-written, neatly prepared ________ is one of the most important means of communicating a professional image for the medical office. 

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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What is Public Law 104–191 more commonly known as?

a. HIPAA b. Confidentiality Law c. Privileged Communication Law d. Federal Privacy Acts

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Question(s) 5-25 will require the use of an ICD-9-CM code book to complete the sentence. Evacuation of an obstetrical incisional hematoma of the perineum is coded to procedure code __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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