Using the CPT manual, select a code for the procedure completed according to the following report:
Preoperative and postoperative diagnosis: Nerve compression
Procedure: Decompression of nerve
The patient was prepped and draped in the usual fashion. The right foot was sterilized. An incision was made at the base of the foot, and the plantar digital nerve was identified. The tissue surrounding the nerve was dissected from the plantar digital nerve to release the pressure that was on the nerve. The incision was closed. The patient tolerated the procedure and was sent to the recovery room in stable condition.
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Which of the following are elements of a patient's social and environmental history? 1. Occupation and employment history 2. Drugs and medications 3. Recent travel 4. Living arrangements
a. 1, 3, and 4 only b. 1 and 4 only c. 1, 2, and 3 only d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
In the context of assessing the risk, what does mortality mean?
A. A pathological development that is not an inherent part of the presenting problem but that occurs in a patient during the management of a patient's presenting problem B. The worsening in severity of a disease, syndrome, or any symptoms C. Actual death of the patient or increased potential for death due to the patient's presenting problem, a drastic worsening of the presenting problem, or associated disease process D. A state of disease, illness, or ill health
If the patient is a low-priority patient, then a less detailed physical examination is performed.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Radiographers must limit the patient's exposure to ionizing radiation by
1. employing appropriate radiation reduction techniques. 2. using protective devices that minimize radiation exposure. 3. selecting radiographic exposures factors that only use low kVp and high mAs a. 1 and 2 only b. 1 and 3 only c. 2 and 3 only d. 1, 2, and 3