A Preexisting Condition That Causes an Increase in the Patient's

question 22

Multiple Choice

A preexisting condition that causes an increase in the patient's length of stay by at least one day in 75% of the cases is known as a

• A) chief complaint.
• B) complication.
• C) comorbidity.
• D) principal diagnosis.

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Definitions:

Boric Acid

A weak, monobasic Lewis acid of boron often used as an antiseptic, insecticide, flame retardant, or in making other chemicals, represented as H3BO3.

Non-Bonding Lone Pairs

Non-bonding lone pairs refer to pairs of valence electrons on an atom that do not participate in bonding with other atoms.

Electronegativity

A measure of an atom's ability to attract and hold onto electrons within a chemical bond.

Periodic Table

is a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements, organized by increasing atomic number, electron configurations, and recurring chemical properties.