In order to properly code the removal of lymph nodes, the documentation needs to identify which of the following to properly select the fourth digit?

A) the lymph nodes removed
B) the depth of the incision
C) the number of nodes removed
D) none of the above


A

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Renin is secreted by the:

A) juxtaglomerular apparatus. B) distal convoluted tubule. C) proximal convoluted tubule. D) glomerular basement membrane.

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The area extending from the tip of the cusp to both the mesial and distal contact areas is called a:

A. labial ridge B. cusp slope C. lingual fossa D. cornerstone

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You come back to the laboratory with a tube of blood and notice that the tube does not have a label on it. You have one extra label for a patient from whom you were supposed to collect. Do you use this label for the extra tube?

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