__________ inflammation of the kidney and/or renal pelvis, otherwise known as the junction of the kidney and the ureter, or tube that carries urine from the kidney into the bladder; most commonly caused by an infection

Fill in the blank with correct word.


pyelonephritis

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A) encounter forms. B) superbills. C) charge slips. D) all of the above

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Which of the following is a prefix meaning "against"?

A. -opsy B. -itis C. Anti- D. Homeo-

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An example of a slightly moveable joint is the:

A. hip. C. individual vertebra. B. bones of the cranium. D. wrist.

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An allied health-care professional who translates a physician's dictation about patient treatments into comprehensive typed records is a(n) 

A. registered records administrator. B. medical secretary. C. medical transcriptionist. D. accredited records technician.

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