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Ch End 1
Question | Answer |
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1. In which group of individuals would you expect to find the highest reference intervals of hemoglobin, hematocrit, and erythrocyte count? | Newborns |
2. Which cells are important in transporting oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and body tissues? | erythrocytes |
Forty-five percent of the volume of blood is composed of | erythrocytes |
Alterations in the concentration of blood cells generally are the result of | a disease process |
Leukocytes are necessary for | . defense against foreign antigens |
Laboratories can use which type of testing to help direct the physician’s selection of appropriate testing after screening tests are performed? | reflexive based on results of screening tests |
Managed care plans use which type of payment system to help contain costs of medical care? | capitation |
A model used to help diagnose and manage the care of the diabetic patient in a cost-effective and diagnostically efficient manner while providing quality care is an example of | disease management |
The payment system that Medicare uses to contain costs is | PPS |
Under the capitation payment system, the laboratory is viewed as a | Cost center |