Choosing codes according to insurance company policies rather than what actually occurred with the patient is called:
A. coding for coverage.
B. upcoding.
C. mutually exclusive coding.
D. unbundling.
Answer: A
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Your patient has eaten a casserole that may have contained seafood. The patient is worried because he has a seafood allergy. Upon assessment, you find no signs or symptoms of anaphylaxis. The patient's vital signs are stable and he has an epinephrine auto-injector prescribed to him. Which of the following actions is most appropriate?
A) Assist him with the administration of his epinephrine auto-injector. B) Transport the patient rapidly before the onset of anaphylaxis. C) Advise the patient that he does not require treatment and transport at this time. D) Try to find out if the casserole contained seafood.
A patient has fallen in his upstairs bathroom and is on the floor when you arrive. Your assessment shows no immediate threat to his airway, breathing or circulatory status, however, he does have deformity and bruising to his left hip. He complains of excruciating pain to the same area. In this situation, you should recognize the need for what category of move?
A) Emergency B) Urgent C) Critical D) Non-urgent
A glucose concentration of greater than 100 mg/100 mL is called:
A. hypoglucosuria. B. hypoglycemia. C. hyperglycemia. D. hypoglucosuria