Which of the following best defines an established problem?
a. A patient's presenting problem that has already been diagnosed by the performing physician and has become worse
b. When the performing physician orders specific laboratory, pathology, or diagnostic tests for the purpose of identifying the differential diagnosis of the undiagnosed new presenting problem
c. A patient's presenting problem that has already been diagnosed by the performing physician and has remained stable or shows improvement
d. A patient's presenting problem that has already been diagnosed by the performing physician
d) A patient's presenting problem that has already been diagnosed by the performing physician
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A) Massengill B) Mycostatin C) Simvastatin D) Terazol
Which of the following demonstrates medical necessity? ?
A) The emergency room physician orders an EKG. B) A primary care physician orders a chest x-ray for a patient with a cough. C) An anesthesiologist orders an EKG with documentation of a diagnosis "fractured femur." D) All of the above demonstrate medical necessity.