A painful disease of the autoimmune system in which the synovial membranes are inflamed and thickened is _____

You have been called for a 77-year-old male with chest pain. On scene the patient denies ever having chest pain and requests to sign a refusal. Before having the refusal signed, the EMT must consider that many geriatric patients may deny symptoms because of:

A) fear of losing independence and dignity. B) apprehension about having to take medications. C) confusion chest pain often creates in geriatric patients. D) acute onset of dementia and other neurological diseases.

____ is the degree to which different coding professionals consistently assign the same codes to the same health record

Fill in the blank with correct word.