A patient is admitted as a hospital inpatient with a diagnosis of possible cerebrovascular accident. During admission, the patient falls out of bed fractures her right arm. Which present on admission (POA) indicator applies to the right arm fracture diagnosis?

a. Y (present at the time of inpatient admission)
b. N (not present at the time of inpatient admission)
c. U (documentation is insufficient to determine if condition is present on admission)
d. W (provider is unable to clinically determine whether condition was present on admission or not)

b

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I. Fetal Hb (HbF) II. carboxyhemoglobin III. increased H+ concentration a. I, II, and III c. II and III only b. I and III only d. I and II only

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Yvonne has worked as a medical assistant at Smithson Medical Center for 15 years. Recently she was asked to become the facility's OSHA compliance officer. This task would be classified as an ________.

A. advanced clinical duty B. entry-level general duty C. advanced laboratory duty D. entry-level laboratory duty E. entry-level clinical duty

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