An arthroscopic meniscectomy of the knee was planned for a patient. During the procedure, the scope was inserted but the patient went into respiratory distress and the procedure was terminated. What CPT modifier would be appended to the CPT code (29880) for the physician’s services?
What will be an ideal response?
53 Discontinued Procedure. This modifier would be appended to the planned procedure for physician services.
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a) Pain. b) Affect. c) Stress. d) Depression.
A hospital patient is scheduled to be given a dose of pain relief medication at 7:30 p.m. The nurses become involved with another patient and the first patient ends up waiting two hours for the pain medication. This is an example of what kind of error?
A) Omission error B) Attention error C) Wrong time error D) Wrong dose error
What is the normal range for pH of arterial blood?
A. 7.35-7.45 B. 7.20-7.30 C. 7.30-7.40 D. 7.45-7.55
List four types of dry cold applications.
What will be an ideal response?