John Smith was skiing and fell. He sustained a fibular fracture. He was taken to the OR for an open treatment of a left distal fibular fracture with internal fixation. Using the CPT manual, select the appropriate code


27792

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__________ are longer-term exposures, typically a month or more, of a low dose with decreased intensity

A) Toxicants B) Acute exposures C) Toxidromes D) Chronic exposures

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Mural thrombus occurs more often in inferior wall acute myocardial infarctions than in anterior wall acute myocardial infarctions.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A 13-year-old boy suffers a fall on a balance beam and experiences immediate, severe abdominal pain and difficulty breathing. He is taken to the emergency room, where the physician documents a detailed history and physical examination and a medical decision making of moderate complexity. The physician admits the patient into the hospital to rule out diaphragmatic injury. Which of the following

reflects the MOST appropriate CPT code for this service? A. 99218 B. 99221 C. 99224 D. 99231

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If an embolus lodges in a coronary artery, it may cause ________.

A. a stroke B. high blood pressure C. pericarditis D. pulmonary embolism E. myocardial infarction

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