A fecal occult blood test (FOBT) is a test for ________, or occult, blood in the stool.

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


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A fecal occult blood test is a test for hidden, or occult, blood in the stool.

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A result of 20/20 vision means that a person with normal distance acuity could read a line from a Snellen eye chart at a distance of ________ feet

a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 40

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________ Cerebrospinal fluid is colorful and is often considered the "blood" of the nervous system

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A single CPT code used to report a group of related procedures, as in the surgical package, is known as a(n) ________ code.

What will be an ideal response?

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The following appears as an entry for category code 292: 292 Drug-induced mental disorders INCLUDES Organic brain syndrome associated with consumption of drugs Use additional code for any associated drug dependence (304.0-304.9). Use additional E code to identify drug. Which one of the following statements is true in reference to the preceding entry for category code 292?

A) A patient has abused Oxycontin, which has resulted in a mental disorder. A V code would be used to identify the drug. B) Sally Smith has been diagnosed with a drug-induced mental disorder and drug dependence. Two codes would be used in coding this case. C) Organic brain syndrome associated with the consumption of drugs is not classified to category code 292. D) E codes are used with codes from category 292 to identify associated drug dependence.

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