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Choose the correct code assignment for the following scenario: Hyperthyroidism with nodular goiter in crisis.

Coding Guideline Section I: B # 2 states: Diagnosis codes are to be used and reported at their highest number of characters available and to the highest level of [blank]  documented in the medical record.

Which of the following blood disorders causes abnormal hemoglobin that causes RBCs to have a C shape? 

Choose the correct code assignment for the following scenario: 7-day-old with hydrops fetalis due to alpha thalassemia. [blank]  [blank]

One of the lessons from Taxocracy is that using the tax code for industrial policy leads to dependent businesses and fragile markets that cannot survive on their own without tax subsidies. Therefore, while it will likely hurt certain types of green energy firms, eliminating the green energy subsidies that were part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is good tax policy.  

Restoring the ability to deduct 100% of capital expenditure via depreciation is good tax policy because it encourages businesses to invest in better “tools” for their workers to be more productive.

Tariffs are taxes imposed by one country on goods imported from another country. If the U.S. imposes a new 20% tariff on all imported goods, then U.S.-produced goods are “tax favored” relative to imported goods and will bear an implicit tax. Therefore, if foreign goods are suddenly 20% more expensive due to increased tariffs, then it is likely that the price of U.S. goods will increase. 

“TIPS” is an acronym that stands for “To Insure Prompt Service”. Exempting tips from income tax is likely to increase the demand for customers to pay in the form of “tips” to all kinds of businesses, making it more complicated for customers to buy things.  

The nurse is caring for a client who has refused to take an oral medication. The nurse tells the client that the nurse will hold the client down and give the medication by injection if the client doesn’t take the oral medication. The nurse then takes the client’s bathrobe so that the client will have to remain in the room. Which intentional torts has this nurse committed? Select all that apply.

The nurse is teaching a client about risk factors that contribute to the development of disease and illness. Which factors are considered non-modifiable risk factors?