If pain is not specified as acute or chronic, postthoracotomy, postprocedural, or neoplasm related, do not assign codes from category G89
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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A substance produced by mixing two or more substances is called a(n):
A) Mixture. B) Admixture. C) Formula. D) Combination.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Physician Office Record Physician monitors the management of a patient who it taking long-term warfarin therapy. During this initial 90-day period, the physician monitors the dosage with appropriate testing. The correct code assignment is 99363. 2. A patient was seen by his family practitioner two years ago. A cardiologist in the same group practice now sees this patient for the first time. For E/M code selection for the cardiologist, the patient would be classified as new. 3. Office Visit Date of service 11/24/14 Last date of treatment: 7/12/13 The patient is seen for a routine blood pressure check. Nurse documents BP: 135/90. Nurse asks about diet and exercise program. Patient offers no complaints. The correct E/M code for this service is 99211. 4. The two-year-old child required a surgical boot. HCPCS code L3208 would be reported for this equipment. 5. The patient requires a sleep apnea monitoring with a recorder. This equipment would be reported with HCPCS code E0618.
Some health care specialties such as nursing have patient advocacy as a high priority of their practice. What basic principles are supported by the adoption of patient advocacy as a major priority?
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome is a collection of signs and symptoms as a result of having a viral infection.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)