A Patient Presented to a Hospital Three Times in One

question 63

Multiple Choice

A patient presented to a hospital three times in one month: one visit was for a throat culture in the clinic. One visit was for a suture of a laceration in the emergency department. One visit was for a same-day stay for a hernia repair. The hospital would submit:

• A) One bill at the end of the month totaling all charges under one account number and one medical record number; a new account number would be assigned next month
• B) One bill for the throat culture under one account number, and another bill with another account number for the suture and hernia repair, because these were surgical procedures to be grouped together; both bills would have the same medical record number
• C) A separate bill for each visit with a new medical record number and new account number
• D) A separate bill for each visit with the same medical record number but different account numbers

Comprehend the surgical interventions used in neurology and their purposes.

Recognize the regulatory and control functions of the brain, specifically the medulla oblongata.

Understand the key roles of different brain lobes in sensory and motor functions.

Know the substances and structures involved in the transmission of neural signals.

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