What does "auscultation" mean?
a. Determining the status of an organ by pressing, gently pushing, or touching with fingertips, fingers, or palm of hand
b. Listening to the sounds produced in an organ or body cavity
c. Tapping to determine resonance in or around an organ or body cavity
d. The objective clinical assessment of a patient's current health status
B
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Mr. Hughes is a 49-year-old man complaining of chest pain. To find out about the quality of his chest pain, which of the following questions is most appropriate?
A) Does anything make the pain worse? B) Are you having pain anywhere besides your chest? C) Can you describe how the pain in your chest feels? D) On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the worst, how would you rate your level of pain?
Coordination of benefits (COB) allows excess reimbursement from health plans to providers to be refunded to the patient
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which type of reader tends to be most efficient with time when studying and learning??
A) affective reader B) sensory reader C) passive reader D) active reader
The ultimate goal of a regional health information organization (RHIO) is to:
A) reduce the cost of health care B) allow health care providers the opportunity to access patient information that was generated at other locations C) reduce the amount of time clinicians spend recording patient information D) improve testing results