Modifiers are two-digit suffixes used with CPT codes to report a service or procedure that has been modified by some specific circumstance without altering or modifying the basic definition or CPT code
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Which of the following is NOT an area related to professional practice where a medication error can occur?
A) Prescribing B) Self-administration C) Dispensing D) Monitoring
An assessment of a patient with newly diagnosed chronic bronchitis reveals an alert, cooperative, and oriented patient. Low-pitched wheezes are heard bilaterally on auscultation
The patient has a productive cough, producing copious amounts of sputum; no fever; a pulse of 85 beats/min; respirations of 18 breaths/min; and blood pressure of 145/90. The most appropriate lung expansion therapy for this patient is which of the following? a. Incentive spirometry b. Intermittent positive-pressure breathing c. Positive expiratory pressure d. Flutter valve
What is the main purpose in taking an individual's vital signs?
a. to assess the conditions of the various body systems b. to see that body systems are stimulated c. to achieve a balance in tachycardia d. to determine if the patient is conscious
The ____________________ diagnosis is defined as the condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for the patient's admission.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).