Briefly describe a Health Information Professional's role as a consultant within an ESRD health care organization


A HIM consultant deals with procedures related to the documentation, storage, and retrieval of patient records. Consultants provide advice on the development of systems to provide timely, appropriately accessible patient information to caregivers and administrators. Also, a consultant visits the dialysis unit periodically to review a sample of records and to discuss procedures for record maintenance with facility staff.

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After the age of 30, we generally see a _____% per year decline in the function of most body systems

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of personal protective equipment (PPE)?

A. Designed to eliminate injuries B. Designed to minimize risk of injury or fatality C. Designed to isolate firefighters during incident D. Designed to minimize discomfort while at incident

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A patient suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is treated with diuretics to reduce edema. A potential complication resulting from this treatment would be

A) hypertension B) increased cardiac output C) lowered cardiac output D) increased tissue oxygenation

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During mitosis, the nucleus ________.

A. does not make any changes B. undergoes cytokinesis C. splits and retains one-half of each pair of chromosomes D. undergoes two divisions E. makes a complete copy of each pair of chromosomes

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