Pam Jump has remained on a strict diet for six months but has only reduced her weight from 289 to 270 pounds. Dr. Waste has suggested that she undergo bariatric surgery for increased weight reduction due to other health concerns. Pam undergoes a
laparoscopic gastric restrictive procedure with placement of an adjustable gastric band. Using the CPT manual, select the appropriate code for this procedure.
43770
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________, which is most common in older adults, causes patients to have problems hearing high-pitched tones as well as normal verbal sounds during conversations
a. Otitis media b. Otosclerosis c. Ménière's disease d. Presbycusis
You are called to the scene of a patient with abdominal pain. Upon arrival, you find a 38-year-old Asian man on the floor next to his desk writhing in pain. He is complaining of severe right-sided flank pain. His blood pressure is 140/90, pulse 100, and his skin is ashen and diaphoretic. You suspect:
A) renal colic. B) myocardial infarction. C) Mittelschmerz. D) cholecystitis.
85 centimeters = ________ millimeters
What will be an ideal response?
Where is the central ray for the lateral skull projection directed?
level of the EAM midway between the outer canthus and EAM superior to the level of the EAM posterior to the EAM