The term clinical emphasizes the ICD-10-CM modification's intent, which is to describe the clinical picture of the patient, which means the codes must be more __________ than those needed only for statistical groupings and trend analysis

a. broad
b. equivocal
c. general
d. precise

d

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The ________ system is based on the use of a check with a carbon strip on the back that allows a record of the check to be made when the check is written

a. check copy b. check c. carbon copy d. write-it-once

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You are called to the scene of a patient who was burned in an electrical mishap. Upon arrival you find the patient lying beside some wiring that he was working on. What should be your first consideration?

A. The wires may still be live. B. The patient will have airway burns. C. The patient should be flown to the closest burn center. D. The patient will probably be in ventricular fibrillation.

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