An adults has a larger respiratory capacity than an infant. Which of the following best explains this capacity difference?
A) An adult has a larger thorax
B) The adult lung is stretched to fill the thorax
C) The adult can voluntarily expand his or her lungs
D) a & b
E) a & c
D
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Dr. Moore is scheduled to perform a routine removal of a mole from Ralph's left shoulder under local anesthesia. Dr. Moore has injected the local anesthetic and is about to begin the procedure when Ralph suddenly has a panic attack and states, "I just can't handle this!" Dr. Moore halts the procedure. When you code for this procedure, which of the following modifiers will you use?
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