Are computerized devices more accurate than their predecessors?
What will be an ideal response?
Computerized instruments are both more accurate and more reliable than their predecessors. For example, an infusion pump can be set at the desired rate, and that rate will be maintained. Its predecessor, whose flow had to be estimated, could have its rate changed by the patient's movements. Computerized cardiac monitors are able, unlike their predecessors, to distinguish between cardiac arrest and a wire coming loose.
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A) concussion. B) swelling inside the skull. C) skull fracture. D) hypovolemia.
Under which type of managed care plan will the cost of services be covered only if the patient receives care from a participating physician?
A) HMO B) PPO C) IPA D) PRO