A patient's diagnosis for a visit, as established by the practitioner, ________.
A. can be coded directly from the Alphabetic Index
B. includes all of the conditions the patient is treated for
C. must comply with WHO terminology guidelines to be accepted by third-party payers
D. describes the primary condition for which the patient is receiving treatment
E. is the chief complaint of the patient
Answer: D
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A 67-year-old woman arrives at the emergency department with acute bleeding into the back of the throat. A coagulation screen is ordered with the following results:
Test Result Reference Range 1:1 Mix with Normal Plasma Prothrombin time (PT 12 seconds 11-15 seconds Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) 57 seconds 25-37 seconds 36 seconds (immediate) Fibrinogen 450 mg/dL 150-400 mg/dL What would be a reasonable next step to perform? a. Perform factor IX assay. b. Perform factor VII assay. c. Incubate the 1:1 mix at 37° C for 1 hour and then repeat the PTT. d. Perform TT.
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A. True B. False
Size distortion is a result of:
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