A patient was struck in the right lower anterior chest with a baseball bat. In addition to fractured ribs, you should be suspicious of injury to the:
A. spleen.
B. liver.
C. pancreas.
D. stomach.
Answer: B. liver.
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A) osteoarthritis. B) ankylosing spondylitis. C) osteopenia. D) septic arthritis.
You are pulling into the hospital with a patient with a behavioral emergency who continually seeks treatment at this particular hospital. Before you can unload the patient, a physician comes out and tells you that you must take the patient to another hospital and that he can't be seen here. This is best classified as a(n):
A) violation of the patient consent. B) HIPAA violation. C) violation of the Ryan White CARE Act. D) EMTALA violation.
In the Sports Illustrated rankings of the 50 most powerful people in [U.S.] Sports during 2013, the people most represented in the top 20 of the list primarily were
A. CEOs of sport organizations and media companies. B. coaches who had become team owners or league commissioners. C. wealthy hedge fund advisors with corporate clients. D. high profile retired athletes who had invested in sports.
Coding practices that are inconsistent with typical practice are known as
A. fraud. B. incorrect coding. C. abuse. D. illegal activity.