Which of the following best completes the following sentence? Face-to-face time is the intraservice time the physician spends __________________________ collecting history, performing the physical examination, making the medical decisions,
providing counseling to the patient and/or family, and/or coordinating care during the E/M service a. treating a problem for which the risk of comorbidity without treatment is low
b. on the patient's hospital unit or floor as well as the time the physician spends at the patient's bedside
c. performing an E/M service
d. in the presence of the patient
d) in the presence of the patient
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_____ is the ability of a cardiac cell to shorten and cause a muscular contraction
a. Excitability b. Automaticity c. Conductivity d. Contractility
Which of the following signifies a failure in the patient's compensatory response to blood loss?
A) Pale, cool skin B) Hypotension C) Tachycardia D) Tachypnea
A physician may bill a Medicaid patient for services if the:
service was not medically necessary. patient signed an advance beneficiary notice (ABN). claim was not filed in a timely manner. necessary preauthorization was not obtained.
Which of the following is NOT a shadow-casting principle?
a. Use the largest possible source of radiation (focal spot). b. The tooth should be as far as possible from the source of radiation. c. The tooth and image receptor should be as close together as possible. d. The tooth and image receptor should be parallel to each other.