The physician sees a patient in the hospital documents a number of diagnoses and/or management options of a high level, an amount and/or complexity of data to be reviewed of a minimal level, and a risk of complications, comorbidities and/or mortality of a low level. What is the overall level of medical decision making?
A. Straightforward
B. Low
C. Moderate
D. High
B
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a. Metastatic colorectal cancer b. Tuberculosis c. Behçet's syndrome d. Crohn's disease e. Secondary syphilis
Which of the following is NOT a sign of a dislocation?
A. Stooped posture B. Intense pain C. Bruising D. Discoloration
"Tell me what you have been doing since you retired," is an example of which interview technique?
a. Closed question b. Indirect statement c. Direct statement d. Compensation
Tom Smith is seen for status asthmaticus with acute bronchitis. Which of the following statements is true?
A) The acute bronchitis is the only diagnosis coded. B) The code for the status asthmaticus is sequenced first, followed by the code for the acute bronchitis. C) The status asthmaticus is the only diagnosis coded. D) Either code can be sequenced first.