Barkley Post Test Practice Exam Questions And Answers

Acute Bronchitis {Ans: -self-limited viral infection due to mucosal inflammation of the trachea and bronchi. S/S: cough w/w phlegm, wheezing.}TIBC {Ans: 250-450}Your newest patient has recently moved to your town in California. Being new to the state, she wants to know whether the reimbursement for services here differs from that in Ohio, which was the state she just moved from. Which of the following forms of reimbursement for services would you advise her is different in the state of California from that in Ohio? A. Medicaid B. Medicare A C. Blue Cross D. Medicare B {Ans: A. Medicaid is a federally-supported, state-administered program for low-income families and individuals. After all other insurance or third-party payments have been made, Medicaid payments are made. The benefits vary from state to state. Medicare benefits do not differ state to state, and Blue Cross is a private insurance company that has its own set of reimbursement guidelines..}Of the following, which is the least likely cause of acute renal failure? A. Administration of beta-lactam antibiotics B. Severe allergic reaction C. Administration of a blood transfusion D. Administration of norepinephrine {Ans: D. Norepinephrine has not been shown to cause acute renal failure.