A procedure in which a flexible fiber-optic tube is passed through the patient's mouth to the stomach is called a ____.
A. colonoscopy
B. duodenoscopy
C. gastroscopy
D. proctoscopy
E. fluoroscopy
C. gastroscopy
The peroral endoscopic procedure in which the scope is passed through the patient's mouth to the stomach is gastroscopy.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A. Systemic circulation parameters B. Cardiac cycle C. Cardiac output parameters D. Output display
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A. The person's immunity was poor. B. The person received a defective vaccine. C. Some vaccines contain the actual organism. D. It is not really known.
Using a CPT manual, select the correct anesthesia code
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