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NR511 Final Complete Questions and Correct
Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)
Question: Define diagnostic reasoning
Ans: -A type of critical thinking
-Includes systematic way of thinking that evaluates each new piece of data to
support some hypothesis and reduce others
-Evaluates if all the avenues have been explored and that the conclusion is
based on evidence
-To solve problems, promote health, screen for dz/illness: all require
sensitivity to complex stories, contextual factors, sense of
probability/uncertainty
Question: Discuss & identify subjective & objective data
Ans: Subjective: what a pt reports, complains of, tells me in response to my
questions.
Includes ROS, CC, HPI
Objective: info you can see/feel
Lab results/data
Question: Discuss & identify the components of the HPI
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Ans: O: onset
L: location
D: duration (does it come and go?)
C: characteristics
A: aggravating factors
R: relieving factors
T: treatments attempted
S: severity of pain
Question: Describe the differences between medical billing and
medical coding
Ans: Billing: process of submitting and following up on claims made to a payer
in order to receive payment for medical services rendered by healthcare
provider.
Coding: the use of codes to communicate with payers about which procedures
were performed and why.
Question: Compare & contrast the 2 coding classification systems that
are currently used in the US healthcare system
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NR511 Final Complete Questions and Correct
Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)
Question: Define diagnostic reasoning
Ans: -A type of critical thinking
-Includes systematic way of thinking that evaluates each new piece of data to
support some hypothesis and reduce others
-Evaluates if all the avenues have been explored and that the conclusion is
based on evidence
-To solve problems, promote health, screen for dz/illness: all require
sensitivity to complex stories, contextual factors, sense of
probability/uncertainty
Question: Discuss & identify subjective & objective data
Ans: Subjective: what a pt reports, complains of, tells me in response to my
questions.
Includes ROS, CC, HPI
Objective: info you can see/feel
Lab results/data
Question: Discuss & identify the components of the HPI
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Page 2 of 158
, 2
Ans: O: onset
L: location
D: duration (does it come and go?)
C: characteristics
A: aggravating factors
R: relieving factors
T: treatments attempted
S: severity of pain
Question: Describe the differences between medical billing and
medical coding
Ans: Billing: process of submitting and following up on claims made to a payer
in order to receive payment for medical services rendered by healthcare
provider.
Coding: the use of codes to communicate with payers about which procedures
were performed and why.
Question: Compare & contrast the 2 coding classification systems that
are currently used in the US healthcare system
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