A patient with hypertension and diabetes weighs 190 pounds. His ideal weight is 160 pounds. This patient would best be described as:

A) Bariatric
B) Obese
C) Hypertensive obese
D) Morbidly obese


B) Obese

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Who initiates the communication process?

A) The receiver B) The feedbacker C) The messager D) The sender

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Information provided by the patient to the healthcare provider should be documented with:

A. ICD-9-CM codes. B. physician clinical terms. C. the patient's own words. D. formal nomenclature.

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Which of these is used only in the hospital inpatient setting? 

A. CPT codes B. HCPCS codes C. ICD-10-CM D. ICD-10-PCS E. ICD-9-CM Volume I

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Which of the following groups tend to receive lower quality health care?

a. europeans b. ethnic minorities c. senior citizens d. none of the above

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