Which Punctuation Is Used After an Incomplete Term or Phrase

question 117

Multiple Choice

Which punctuation is used after an incomplete term or phrase in the ICD-10-CM index and tabular list when one or more modifiers (additional terms) is needed to assign a code?

• A) braces
• B) colons
• C) parentheses
• D) slanted brackets

Evaluate the contribution of various researchers to our understanding of attachment.

Analyze the impact of early attachment relationships on social and emotional development.

Understand the factors that can influence a buyer's decision.

Recognize the importance and methods of reducing buyer's dissonance.

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Definitions:

Research Results

The findings or outcomes that emerge from conducting scientific experiments, analyses, and systematic inquiries.

Dramatic Effect

The significant impact or emotional response that an event, action, or scene in art and literature is intended to evoke.

Criminal Behavior

Activities that violate legal statutes and are subject to sanctions from the criminal justice system.

Education

The process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits through various means such as teaching, training, storytelling, and research.