What does the "PCS" in ICD-10-PCS stand for?
What will be an ideal response?
procedure coding system
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An 87-year-old woman fell while getting out of bed. She is on the floor with severe pain to her left hip. Family members tell you that she takes medication for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and depression. When assessing the patient, what assessment finding is most concerning?
A) Heart rate of 118 beats per minute B) External rotation of the hip C) Weak pedal pulse in the left foot D) Respiratory rate of 20 breaths per minute
The respiratory therapist is called to a patient's room because the "alarms are ringing." When the respiratory therapist arrives at the bedside, the high pressure limit, low exhaled tidal volume, and low exhaled minute volume alarms are active
The cause of these alarms is which of the following? a. Disconnection from the ventilator. b. Critical leak in the ventilator circuit. c. Lung compliance has improved. d. Airway resistance has increased.
Which of the following BEST defines a nonphysician qualified healthcare professional?
A. the presence of the patient (or the patient's family) with the performing physician or in the team conference during the E/M service B. Clinicians from different disciplines such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, psychology, other specialties, and nursing C. any healthcare professional who is not a physician D. healthcare professionals who have education, experience, and expertise to legally practice medicine; includes a wide range of professionals, such as physicians; nurses; physical, occupational, or speech therapists; nutritionists; and more
Jim Sanderson comes to the office today to pay the balance due on his statement. He presents the statement, showing an amount due of $96.75, and a money order for $96.75. How should this payment be handled?
A. Ask Mr. Sanderson to wait while you verify that the money order is valid B. Ask Mr. Sanderson for a photo ID to prove that he purchased the money order C. Accept the money order and record it on the daily log and the patient's ledger card D. Complete the stub attached to the check and return the stub to Mr. Sanderson E. Explain that office policy allows you to accept only cash, check, or credit card