ICD-9-Cm v codes are assigned when coding a fracture for:

A) complications of surgical treatment.
B) routine care during the healing phase.
C) subsequent encounters for nonunion.
D) treatment for late effect of injury.

B

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The study of the basic processes that determine the duration and intensity of a drug's effect and how those drugs are absorbed, distributed, biotransformed, and eliminated is called:

A) pharmacodynamics. B) drug profiling. C) polypharmacy. D) pharmacokinetics.

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One sign of ________ is asterixis, a condition in which the patient's hands involuntary "flap" when he holds his hands up with the wrists flexed, such as signaling someone to stop

A) esophageal varices B) cirrhosis C) cholecystitis D) hepatic encephalopathy

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