A patient is admitted for a diagnostic workup for cachexia. The final diagnosis is malignant neoplasm of lung with metastasis. The POA is
Y=Present at the time of inpatient admission
A patient undergoes outpatient surgery. During the recovery period, the patient develops atrial fibrillation and is subsequently admitted to the hospital as an inpatient. The present on admission (POA) indicator is
Y=Present at the time of inpatient admission
A patient is admitted to the hospital for a coronary artery bypass surgery. Postoperatively, he develops a pulmonary embolism. The POA indicator is:
N=Not present at the time of inpatient admission
The nursing initial assessment upon admission documents the presence of a decubitus ulcer. There is no mention of the decubitus ulcer in the physician documentation until several days after admission. The POA indicator is:
U=documentation is insufficient to determine if condition was present at the time of admission
The POA indicator is required to be assigned to the _______ diagnosis(es) for ___________ claims on _________ admissions.
principal and secondary, Medicare, inpatient
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) aka involuntary nervous system
the part of the PNS that acts as a control system and functions largely below the level of consciousness to control visceral functions. composed of the PSNS, the SNS, and the ENS.
Parasympathetic Nervous System (PSNS)
is responsible for stimulation of "rest-and-digest" or "feed and breed" activities that occur when the body is at rest, especially after eating, including sexual arousal, salivation, lacrimation (tears), urination, digestion and defecation. part of the (A
sympathetic nervous system (SNS)
is responsible for stimulating activities associated with the fight-or-flight response. Part of the (ANS)
enteric nervous system (ENS)
system of neurons that governs the function of the gastrointestinal system