A laparoscopy is a procedure that is completed to view the interior structures of the ____________________.?
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
abdomen
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The wife of a military veteran with PTSD states that her husband developed type 2 diabetes 10 years after returning from combat. There is no history of this disease in either side of the family, and the patient is not overweight and does not have any other risk factors for the disease. Consequently, the wife believes the diabetes results from her husband's experience in the military. How would you best respond to her assertion?
A) "The diabetes is most likely a result of undiagnosed traumatic brain injury, not the PTSD." B) "It is not uncommon for combat veterans to unexpectedly develop such conditions like this." C) "I think we have to suspect that he sustained an injury to his pancreas at some point." D) "Although it can happen, era veterans–rather than not combat veterans–more typically develop diabetes."
When a claim has been downcoded or denied by the insurance carrier, the medical office specialist can ask for reconsideration by filing:
an appeal. an adjudication. a complaint. a request.
On the first day of examination of the primary plates of an eye culture from a 10-year-old female, the following results were noted:
BAP: moderate growth of small, alpha-hemolytic colonies showing some depressions in the center of each colony CHOC: moderate growth of small, colonies showing depressions in the center of each and surrounded by a green zone of discoloration MAC: no growth Results of testing of the alpha hemolytic colony: Gram stain: gram-positive cocci in pairs and short chains Catalase: no bubbles Optochin susceptibility: 16 mm Susceptibility testing on Mueller-Hinton with sheep blood agar against 1 ?g oxacillin: 17 mm Given the testing results above, this organism is possibly a A) penicillin-sensitive Streptococcus viridans. B) penicillin-resistant Streptococcus viridans. C) penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. D) penicillin-sensitive Streptococcus pneumoniae.
There are six specific actions that you should take as part of the coding process. What is action 2?
A. Code the procedure or procedures B. Abstract the documentation C. Query D. Code the diagnosis or diagnoses