The physician orders an ECG, which is a painless, noninvasive test, when any of the following conditions are present EXCEPT ________
a. the heart sounds are unusual
b. patient has a heart-related complaint
c. patient has a condition that might affect the heart
d. the rhythm is regular
d
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A) 32601 B) 32604 C) 32606 D) 32607
An unrelated symptom is defined as those symptoms that are NOT associated with the confirmed diagnosis and may indicate an additional problem or condition. Which of the following is an example of an unrelated condition that should be coded separately?
A) Dyspnea, wheezing, coughing—Dx: asthma B) RLQ pain with positive McBurney's sign, hyperglycemia—Dx: acute appendicitis C) Chest pain that radiates to jaw and arm, SOB—Dx: acute MI D) Fever, sore throat, difficulty swallowing—Dx: acute tonsillitis
When the healthcare reminder form letter is completed, the user clicks which of the following buttons to print the letter?
A. [Done] B. [Send] C. [Cancel] D. [Print]
You arrive at the scene shortly after a 7-year-old girl experienced a seizure. According to the child's mother, she was sitting at the dinner table and then suddenly stopped speaking and started blinking her eyes very rapidly. The episode lasted less than 1 minute, after which the child's condition rapidly improved. This clinical presentation is consistent with a(n) _____________ seizure.
A) absence B) tonic-clonic C) simple partial D) complex partial