What type of codes contain "emerging technology," are temporary codes assigned for data collection, and are still used by some third-party payers?
a. Category I codes
b. Category II codes
c. Category III codes
d. Category IV codes
c
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Which of the following is a complication of positive-pressure ventilation in the patient with significant chest trauma?
A) Pulmonary contusion B) Atelectasis C) Exacerbation of flail chest D) Reduced cardiac output
Your patient is a 15-year-old male who was struck in the chest with a baseball. He is unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. The monitor shows ventricular fibrillation. This condition is most accurately described as:
A) pericardial tamponade. B) blunt cardiac injury. C) commotio cordis. D) traumatic asphyxia.
A patient has two bands on alkaline hemoglobin electrophoresis. One lines up with Hb A and the other is in the S position. Select the best course of action
a. Report as normal b. Report as sickle trait c. Report as sickle disease d. Confirm sickle gene with tube solubility test
The Master Patient (Person) Index is
A. an index of all patients seen in a hospital, sorted by date of admission. B. a listing of office visits for each patient within a practice. C. a chronological list of all patients seen during a given time period. D. an index of all patients ever treated in a hospital.