What is a pneumothorax, what can cause this condition, and what is the result?
Pneumothorax is a collection of gas in the pleural cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, resulting in a loss of negative intrapleural pressure. This condition is usually caused by a puncture wound such as a knife wound, or an injury from an automobile accident. In any case, the final result is always a collapsed lung.
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Report Generation System
a. A system used to input demographic and insurance information about each patient in the practice. b. A system used as a utility to maintain common information or customize features of the program. c. A system used to apply fees for services to a patient account. d. A system used to retrieve and organize data from various parts of the software program into useful information. e. A system that prepares claims to be sent to the insurance companies. f. A system used to apply payments from various sources to a patient account. g. A system that generates statements to be sent monthly for balances due on patient accounts. h. A system that allows scheduling of patient appointments to be recorded.
Any alternate method of specimen delivery should be validated for
A. agitation of the specimen. B. hemolysis. C. adverse effects on test results. D. all of these.