You are given the task of finding ways to save money in the microbiology department. You begin by looking at the reduction of media used for routine cultures
Which of the following situations would be a viable decision for the reduction of media use?
A) Using chocolate agar only for the culture of cerebrospinal fluid
B) Using sheep blood agar only for the culture of cerebrospinal fluid collected via a shunt
C) Using an aerobic thioglycolate broth only for the culture of intraocular fluid
D) Using MacConkey agar only for culture of a specimen collected via tympanocentesis
A
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Which of the following levels of overall medical decision-making complexity reflects a more complicated constellation of decision-making elements facing the performing physician but does not pose excessive risk to the patient?
a. Moderate complexity b. Low complexity c. Straightforward complexity d. High complexity
The most frequently used CPT codes are the ____.
A. anesthesiology codes B. evaluation and management codes C. surgery codes D. pathology and laboratory codes E. radiology codes
The bottom number of a fraction is called the
A) numerator B) denominator C) quotient D) multiplicand
The techniques used to manipulate data in Medisoft are similar to those used in
A. a word-processing program. B. every other type of PMP and a word-processing program. C. every other type of PMP. D. None of these are correct.