QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
Relative Value Units (RVU) - correct answer-payment
components consisting of
Physician work
Practice expense
Malpractice insurance
International Classification of Disease - correct answer-A
coding system applied to illnesses, injuries and other medical
conditions to standardize the language associated with third-
party reimbursement
Diagnosis-related groups (drgs) - correct answer-Groups of
procedures or tests related directly to a diagnosis. The fixed
fees paid by Medicare Part A are based on drgs.
,Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - correct
answer-federal agency that oversees a modified version of the
international coding system tailored for the US medical system
Total summed points in the Barthel index - correct answer-100
Lateral eye movements are max at __________________ and
best defined by ______________________ - correct answer-
max at F7/F8
Best defined by LOC/ROC monitors
Mechanism of VNS - correct answer-increases free GABA
(principal inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain that plays a
role in suppressing seizures
Principal inhibitory neurotransmitter of the brain - correct
answer-GABA
Cryptogenic - correct answer-cause is unknown, but lesion and
distinct pathogenesis is presumed
, Idiopathic - correct answer-no apparent cause, and no brain
lesion can be identified
Vagus nerve - correct answer-has widespread connections that
modulate multiple neuronal networks that govern autonomic
function and behavior as well as seizure generation and
propogation
Cranial nerve made of more than 80% afferent sensory fibers -
correct answer-Vagus nerve (CN X)
Efferent connections of vagus nerve - correct answer-soft
palate
Pharynx
Larynx
Afferent connections of vagus nerve run from medulla to where
- correct answer-thoracic and abdominal organs