You are reviewing a prehospital care report (PCR) and note the following entry: "Pt. took PCN b.i.d. PO for 5 days." You would interpret this as the patient took:

A) penicillin injections for five days.
B) a total of 10 pills of penicillin.
C) a penicillin pill every other day for five days.
D) antibiotic injections two times a day for five days.


B

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A Medicare patient's signature on an Advance Beneficiary Notice must be obtained

A) for all services Medicare does not deem "medically necessary." B) prior to the patient receiving any medical services. C) after the patient receives services that Medicare does not deem "medically necessary." D) for all services that are not on the Medicare benefit list.

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