An anesthetic agent applied topically to the skin or injected subcutaneously is known as ____________________ anesthesia.
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Q. 2) The combination of inhalation, injection, and instillation anesthesia is known as ____________________ anesthesia.
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Q. 3) An anesthesiologist performed a history and physical exam that took 20 minutes to complete. The procedure required 80 minutes of anesthesia time. The time units used by the insurance company are calculated in 20-minute increments. How many units of time would be reported for this procedure?
A)1
B)2
C)4
D)5
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Q. 4) During the administration of anesthesia, the case was complicated by emergency conditions. The type of code to report this occurrence with an addition to the anesthesia code would be ____.
A)modifying unit code
B)physical status modifier
C)qualifying circumstance code
D)base unit code
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Q. 5) The history and exam performed by the anesthesiology staff is part of which component of care?
A)intraoperative care
B)interventional care
C)preoperative care
D)postoperative care
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Q. 6) When an anesthetic agent is administered directly into the bloodstream, it is known as ____.
A)inhalation
B)injection
C)instillation
D)local anesthesia
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Q. 7) A certified registered nurse anesthetist is a registered nurse with ____ months of additional training in anesthesiology.
A)24
B)36
C)48
D)60
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Q. 8) Anesthesiologists bill for their services separately from the surgery charges.
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Q. 9) Physical status modifiers are used to describe the patient's health status.
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Q. 10) Anesthesia time is defined as the actual time spent providing anesthesia services.
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