The patient is being seen for rheumatoid heart disease with rheumatoid arthritis of right knee. The coder should assign code:
A. M06.022
B. M05.151
C. M05.361
D. M06.071
Answer: C
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A. malfeasance. B. misfeasance. C. beneficence. D. nonfeasance.
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a. 11603 b. 11402 c. 11602 d. 11403
The initial signs of Cushing's triad include:
A) tachycardia, hypotension, and decreased respirations. B) tachycardia, hypertension and increased respirations. C) bradycardia, hypertension, and irregular respirations. D) bradycardia, hypotension, and decreased respirations.
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A. localized hemothorax. B. spontaneous pneumothorax. C. acute onset of pneumonia. D. developing tension pneumothorax.