Billing I
a fixed fee paid by the patient at the time of an office visit
copayment
PPE stands for
personal protective equipment
Best way to prevent the spread of infection
handwashing
What type of precautions: (contact/droplet/airborne)
COVID
droplet
Normal pulse in an adult
60-100 bpm
Public insurance for those 65 and older
Medicaid
precautions that are tailored to the infection that the patient has
transmission-based precautions
Hepatitis is an infection of the
liver
What type of precautions: (contact/droplet/airborne)
Clostridium difficile
contact
What type of pathogen causes the flu?
virus
Amount you must pay before you begin receiving any benefits from your insurance company
deductible
a set of infection control practices used to prevent transmission of diseases that can be acquired by contact with blood, body fluids, non-intact skin (including rashes), and mucous membranes on ALL patients
Standard precautions
a place where an infectious agent lives, grows, and multiplies
reservoir
What type of precautions: (contact/droplet/airborne)
Tuberculosis
Airborne
A patient has been diagnosed with norovirus which requires contact precautions. What should be worn into the room?
Gloves and gown
Describes medical, surgical, and diagnostic services
CPT codes
process used to destroy many but not all pathogenic organisms (like spores)
disinfection
During what type of transmission-based precautions should an N95 respirator be worn?
airborne
What type of precautions: (contact/droplet/airborne)
MRSA
contact
disease-producing microorganism is called a(n)
pathogen
Diagnosis code
ICD 10 code
______ (is) are used for sterilization
autoclave
The process that completely destroys all microbial life, including spores.
sterilization
What type of precautions: (contact/droplet/airborne)
Influenza
Droplet
An infection acquired in the hospital is called a ______ infection
nosocomial