Which is a benefit of indwelling arterial, venous, or intracardiac catheters?
a. Rapid, accurate assessment of physiologic alterations
b. Moderate yield of information with increased discomfort to the patient
c. Potential for bleeding or hemorrhage
d. Infection risk is increased with placement
ANS: A
In high-risk patients, indwelling catheters placed in an arterial, venous, or intracardiac locations can give health care providers quick information regarding the patient's condition.
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Which of the following is NOT an expected benefit from using ICD-10-CM/PCS?
a. Codes more accurately describe patient conditions reducing the need to attach additional information to claims. b. The United States coding system will be more consistent with that used in other countries. c. It will help to reduce the cost of providing healthcare in the United States. d. It will help reduce coding errors.
Medical assistants perform routine administrative and clinical tasks such as answering telephones and scheduling appointments
Indicate whether the statement is true or false