An example of diagnoses in the same DRG is an appendectomy and:

a. tonsillitis.
b. pneumonia.
c. limb amputation.
d. cholecystectomy.


Answer: d

Health Professions

You might also like to view...

All of the following narcotic analgesics should be avoided during pregnancy or labor, except:

A) oxycodone B) morphine C) hydrocodone D) codeine

Health Professions

Which common cancer most often found in the knee and upper arm has symptoms of persistent and unusual pain or swelling in or near a bone?

A. Chondrosarcoma B. Chondromalacia C. Basil cell carcinoma D. Osteomyelitis E. Osteosarcoma

Health Professions

All but which of the following statements about health promotion as described in the OT Prac-tice Framework are accurate?

A. The Framework describes health promotion as an appropriate intervention for OT. B. The Framework describes disability prevention as an appropriate intervention for OT. C. Disability prevention is included in the Framework. D. Wellness, as described in the Framework, involves only the lack of disease symptoms.

Health Professions

When an operative note states the postoperative diagnosis as carcinoma in situ of the cervix, this represents

A. that the neoplasm has metastasized. B. that the neoplasm is a noninvasive or preinvasive type. C. a slow-grown, benign tumor. D. that the original site cannot be found.

Health Professions