The patient with AIDS has multiple __________, which deplete the body's reserve for healing. Because the patient does not have a healthy immune system, the potential for postoperative infection is high

A. needs for surgery C. comorbid diseases
B. allergies to anesthesia D. basic human needs


ANS: C

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A. damaging the economy. B. releasing poisons into the air. C. causing a small number of casualties. D. putting hazardous materials on the market.

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Which of the following statements regarding development of a code is MOST accurate?

A. Task force meetings must be closed to the public. B. Codes must be reviewed by legal staff before the final draft is completed. C. After the code is written, it is reviewed by the fire department and adopted as code. D. The final report must include a very specific group of fire and life safety code recommendations.

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The _________________________ precede each of the six main CPT sections and provide the insurance billing specialist or medical coder with information about that particular section to increase coding accuracy.

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

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The majority of x-rays produced by dental x-ray machines are formed by

A) characteristic radiation. B) radionuclide decay. C) bremsstrahlung radiation. D) coherent scattering.

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