A patient has a wound 35 millimeters long. How many centimeters does that equal?

An instrument printout reports a platelet count of 85 ? 109/L. The technologist reviewing the peripheral blood smears notices aggregates of platelets around many of the neutrophils. What is the best way to correct this problem?

a. Warm the specimen for 10 minutes at 45 °C and rerun the sample b. Centrifuge and rerun the sample c. Remake the smear and use alkaline buffer to stain the slide d. Redraw the sample in sodium citrate and repeat the platelet count

To accurately code using the ICD-9-CM manual the medical biller should:

a. read the introduction. b. double check the code. c. understand the coding and symbols of the publisher. d. All of the above