Types of apcs - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Antigen - correct answer any molecule that can bind to immune system componnts (antibodies, B cell receptors, or T cell receptors) epitope - correct answer three domensional region of an antigen that is recognized by the immune system (i.e. antibody) -different receptors will recognize each one immunity - correct answer the state of protection from infectious disease types of immune systems - correct...

Diagnostic-related groups (DRGs) and ambulatory patient classifications (APCs) are similar in that they are both: a. Determined by HCPCS codes b. Focused on hospital outpatients c. Focused on hospital inpatients d. Prospective payment systems - correct answer d. Prospective payment systems ** Both are types of prospective payment systems (Casto and Forrestal 2015, 6). A patient is treated for esophageal varices with hemorrhage due to cirrhosis. The diagnostic codes that would be assign...

How many Major Diagnostic Categories (MDCs) are in the MS-DRG system? - 25 What is the correct CMS definition for POA indicator W - Clinically undetermined. Provider unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission The inpatient admission certification form must be signed by whom - The admitting or attending physician Which type of DRG system uses degrees of Severity of Illness and Risk of Mortality to determine the DRG? - APR-DRG Under A...

Portage Pathophysiology Module 3 Problem Set questions and answers 100% verified. Immunity - correct ction from infectious disease Immune response - correct answers.The coordination of cells to provide protection Innate immunity - correct answers.AKA - natural immunity: is the first line of defense. - This type of defense is in place before an infection takes place and can function immediately. It is comprised of physical, chemical, cellular, and molecular defen...

23.a Identify areas of the human body colonized by microbes and areas that remain sterile; explain why there are different types of microbes in the microbiota of different areas of the body. Areas of the body that are colonized by microbes: Skin -Mostly gram-positive species such as Staphylococcus epidemidis, Bacillus species, and Propionibacterium ances Oral & nasal cavities -Non-pathogenic Neisseria, Streptococcus, Actinomyces, Lactobacillus, Treponema denticola, Porphyromonas g...

CCS EXAM - Medical Billing and Reimbursement System Questions and Answers Rated A+ The prospective payment system used to reimburse home health agencies OASIS (Outcome and Assessment Information Set). Home Health Agencies (HHAs) utilize a data entry software system called HAVEN (Home Assessment Validation and Entry) These are assigned to every HCPCS/CPT code under the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system to identify how the service or procedure described by th...

allergic rhinitis pathophysiology - correct answer APCs (dendritics) at mucosal surfaces present peptides from allergens to MHC-II = ligand for naive CD4 = Th2 activation and cytokine secretion / B cell isotype switching = IgE and eosino/mast/neutro proliferation IgE binds to mast cells / basophils allergic rhinitis early reaction - correct answer w/in 30min, type I HS IgE binds mast cells = s...

CCTC Study Guide Questions with All Correct Answers What types of cells are considered APC's - Answer- Dendritic Cells, Monocytes and Macrophages APC's are known as scavengers-why? - Answer- they engulf debris of dead cells especially in apoptotic cell death which cells engulf foreign cells and express them on cell surface? - Answer- macrophages What activates APC's - Answer- if they eat a foreign antigen Direct Pathway for APC always comes from the: a. donor b. recipient ...

Diagnostic-related groups (DRGs) and ambulatory patient classifications (APCs) are similar in that they are both: a. Determined by HCPCS codes b. Focused on hospital outpatients c. Focused on hospital inpatients d. Prospective payment systems correct answers d. Prospective payment systems ** Both are types of prospective payment systems (Casto and Forrestal 2015, 6). A patient is treated for esophageal varices with hemorrhage due to cirrhosis. The diagnostic codes that would be assigne...

Test Bank for Clinical Immunology and Serology a Laboratory Perspective 4th Edition By Christine Dorresteyn Stevens Linda E. miller Chapter 1-24 Latest Guide The germinal centers found in the cortical region of lymph nodes and the peripheral region of splenic periarteriolar lymphatic tissue: Balance between TH1 and TH2 cell activation determines outcome of intracellular infections. Thus, in case of Mycobacterium leprae infection: The initiation of T cell responses requires multiple receptor...