A Patient Who Doesn't Have to Pay for a Medical

question 64

True/False

A patient who doesn't have to pay for a medical test or procedure is probably more likely to consider its cost­to­benefit ratio.

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Definitions:

Peripheral Nervous System

The portion of the nervous system that exists outside the brain and spinal cord, responsible for transmitting sensory information to the central nervous system and carrying motor commands to muscles and organs.

Pns

Abbreviation for Peripheral Nervous System, which includes nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord.

Transient Ischemic Attack

Often called a mini-stroke, a transient episode of neurological dysfunction caused by the loss of blood flow to the brain, spinal cord, or retina, without acute infarction.

Abbreviation

A summarized form of a word or phrase.