Define rheumatoid arthritis


Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease of the autoimmune system in which the synovial membranes are inflamed and thickened.

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Which of the following statements concerning the CareFusion/Infant Flow SiPAP Comprehen-sive System is not true?

a. This unit uses an abdominal transducer to detect apnea. b. This unit is able to provide time-triggered biphasic ventilation. c. This unit is able to provide pa-tient-triggered biphasic ventilation. d. The battery can provide 16 hours of oper-ation if alternating current power is lost.

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The part of a check that takes the form of a fraction and identifies the specific bank on which a check is drawn is the ____. 

A. memo line B. routing number C. ABA number D. check number E. MICR recording area

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Which convention is used in ICD-9 and ICD-10 to set off nonessential or supplementary terms that do not affect the code?

A. ( ) B. [ ] C. { } D. ; ; E. : :

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Simplify each of the following variable expressions.a. 3x - 7y + 4x + 10b. 7x- 8y + 2y + 2 + 4y - 3

What will be an ideal response?

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