Third-Party Billing Systems and Reimbursement
a. The patient pays all prescription drug costs out of pocket, with no insurance.b. Patients may have a “prescription discount card” that is not an insurance card but provides reduced…
Processing Prescriptions and Medication Orders
Order entry may also provide input into other systems. For example, entering the prescription/medication order into a computerized patient profile may simultaneously generate a prescription label, update the drug inventory…
Medication Terminology
a. The strength is usually specific to the drug and the dosage is specific to the patient. For example, a patient may be prescribed hydrochlorothiazide tablets in a strength of…
The Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Systems
Chapter 9 The Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Systems Marin Nola, MD, PhD, Snježana Dotlić, MD 1 What are the most important diseases of the hematopoietic and lymphoid systems? Anemia Polycythemia Leukemia…
The Central Nervous System
Chapter 22 The Central Nervous System Péter Molnár, MD, DSc 1 What are the most important diseases of the central nervous system (CNS)? Developmental disorders Physical injury of the brain…
The Kidneys and the Urinary System
Chapter 15 The Kidneys and the Urinary System Ivan Damjanov, MD, PhD 1 List the most important kidney diseases Developmental disorders Glomerular diseases Tubulointerstitial diseases (One percent of all people…
The Hepatobiliary System
Chapter 13 The Hepatobiliary System Ivan Damjanov, MD, PhD 1 What are the main diseases of the liver and the biliary system? Disorders of bilirubin metabolism and excretion resulting in…
