A numerical value assigned to each DRG code is called the:
A) reimbursement rate.
B) relative weight.
C) relative value.
D) comorbidity.
E) medical severity index.
B
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You have been dispatched to a home for a 16-year-old female with shortness of breath. On scene you find the patient in bed with her mother at her side. Her mother states that her daughter has a fever with a past medical history of cystic fibrosis and would like to have her transported to the hospital for evaluation of possible pneumonia. As a knowledgeable EMT, you know that the underlying
pathophysiology of cystic fibrosis is a: A) contagious disease in which the lungs are damaged by bacteria and excessive coughing. B) condition in which excessive and thick mucus often plugs the airways. C) disease in which lifelong antibiotic medications are needed for survival. D) hereditary disease in which the lungs are malformed and smaller than normal.
Providing the most care to the most seriously injured patients is the _______________________ method of triage
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word