When a specific code is not available for a condition the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the "________" code.

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


other specified.

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Typically, physiologically active organic bases containing nitrogen and usually oxygen, occurring in seed plants, are referred to as plant alkaloids or:

A. plant acids B. mitotic inhibitors C. myelosuppressors D. hormonal agents

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Facility policies and procedures must comply with a. federal law, but not state law

b. state law, but not federal law. c. neither federal law nor state law. d. both federal law and state law.

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You receive a call to a restaurant where a 34 year old man is experiencing shortness of breath. When you arrive you immediately note that the man has urticaria on his face and arms. He is in obvious respiratory distress, but is awake and alert. Suspecting an allergic reaction, your first action should be to

A. ask the patient if he has an epinephrine auto-injector B. remove the patient's shirt to inspect his chest for urticaria C. obtain a set of baseline vital signs and a SAMPLE history D. place a nonrebreathing mask set at 15 L/min on the patient.

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Opportunities for health information managers exist primarily in the traditional health care system.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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