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A physician documents pneumonia of the left lower lobe
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with crackles in the bases. The patient has difficulty
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swallowing day 2 of admission following CVA with infarct. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The patient has a history of gastroesophageal reflux. It
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would be appropriate to query for:
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A. No query warranted
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B. Infectious pneumonia
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C. Aspiration pneumonia
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D. COPD with pneumonia - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Aspiration pneumonia |\
Physicians queries should: |\ |\
A. Be initiated on all admissions
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B. Be leading
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C. Be utilized to clarify ambiguous documentation
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D. Be performed by all heath care professionals -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Be utilized to clarify ambiguous |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
documentation
, A CDI program should allow concurrent documentation
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review to: |\
A. educate clinical care providers
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B. allow providers to clarify hospital acquired conditions
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and present on admission indicators
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C. address areas of quality impact
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D. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔all of the
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above
A patient has a stage III pressure ulcer noted in the ED.
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While the patient is in the hospital for 6 days, the ulcer
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progresses to stage IV. The correct POA assignment would
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be:
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A. Y- yes |\ |\
B. N- No |\ |\
C. U- unknown
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D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Y-yes
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The following query was found in a patient's health
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record. Which of the answers best applies to this query?
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