The Index listing for the specific muscle or bone treated provides more detail and leads most directly to the desired code

A) True
B) False


Answer: A

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Explain why the health record is the source document for coding diagnoses and procedures.

What will be an ideal response?

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Your patient is a 3-year-old female who has taken an unknown quantity of aspirin. She is conscious and alert. Which of the following orders is likely to be given by medical control?

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