Immediate repetition of medical orders received during radio communications is known as the:

A patient in the ICU who has successfully completed a 120-minute SBT requires extubation. Which of the following tests or values would indicate the potential for airway edema after extu-bation?

a. PImax b. VC c. Cuff leak test d. Oxygen saturation measured by pulse ox-imeter (SpO2)

If a denial is upheld when regulatory information was included in the original appeal, the medical office assistant should appeal to the:

A) carrier legal department. B) carrier president. C) Department of Labor. D) Department of Insurance.