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MB120 U2 Terms
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
10/08/2013

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Admission
Definition
Acute illness or injury requiring entry into a hospital
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Appendix A
Definition
List of modifiers with explanation for use
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Attending Physician
Definition
Legally responsible for care and treatment of patient
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Bullet symbol
Definition
New procedure or service code added since last edition.
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Category I
Definition
Codes approved by the FDA widely used services and procedures
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Concurrent care
Definition
Similar services to same patient by more than one physician on same day.
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Consultation
Definition
Service provided by a physician whose opinion or advice is requested.
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Critical Care
Definition
Services to a patient requiring constant physician care.
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Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)
Definition
Coding system to convert widely accepted procedures into five digit codes.
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Emergency Care Services
Definition
Services provided by physician in emergency department
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Established patient
Definition
Has been seen by physician or physician in same group or specialty within 3 yrs
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Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Definition
Responsible for safety of food and drugs in America
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Inpatient
Definition
Patient admitted to acute healthcare facility
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Key components
Definition
History, examination and medical decision making
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Modifiers
Definition
Added to codes to give more specific information.
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New patient
Definition
Has not been seen by physician(s) in 3yrs in same group and specialty
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Office visit
Definition
Face to face encounter in a physician's private office.
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Outpatient
Definition
Receives healthcare in an ambulatory healthcare facility
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Plus Symbol
Definition
Add on code.
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Referral
Definition
Transferring total care of patient to another physician
Term
Right/left triangle symbol
Definition
Beginning and end of text that is revised.
Term
See
Definition
Cross reference in CPT directing coder to another term(s) to find code
Term
Solid Triangle Symbol
Definition
Code has been modified or changed since last edition.
Term
unlisted procedures
Definition
Considered unusual, experimental, does not have specific code number.
Term
BM
Definition
Bowel movement
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COPD
Definition
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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DOA
Definition
Dead on Arrival
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DOB
Definition
Date of Birth
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ECG, EKG
Definition
Electrocardiogram
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FHR
Definition
Fetal Heart Rate
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GTT
Definition
Glucose Tolerance Test
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HIPAA
Definition
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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IDDM
Definition
Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus
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IVP
Definition
Intravenous Pyelogram
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MS
Definition
Mitral stenosis, Multiple Sclerosis, musculoskeletal
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NaCl
Definition
Sodium Chloride
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PDR
Definition
Physician Desk reference
Term
PERRLA
Definition
Pupils equal reactive responsive to light and accommodation
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PNS
Definition
Peripheral Nervous System
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qid
Definition
Four times a day
Term
SubQ
Definition
Subcutaneous
Term
TPR
Definition
Temperature, pulse, respiration
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ung
Definition
Ointment
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XX
Definition
Female sex chromosome
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XY
Definition
Male sex chromosome
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documentation
Definition
formal collection of items that record important events that have occurred
Term
gossip
Definition
personal information about another individual that is hurtful and inappropriate
Term
letterhead
Definition
paper that has the company logo, mailing address, and telephone numbers imprinted on quality paper
Term
non-verbal communication
Definition
what is communicated through body language
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slang
Definition
an informal language used among a particular group
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