The following questions will require the use of an ICD-9-CM code book to complete the sentence.

An eight-month-old baby is brought into the office with a history of a congenital birth defect of the thumb. Grafting of skin and bone is necessary to

construct a new right thumb. The surgeon referred to this procedure in his note as a "cocked-hat" procedure. This procedure would be coded __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

82.69

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It is very common for the P waves in Atrial Tachycardia to be:

A) flat. B) sawtooth. C) hidden in the T wave. D) irregular.

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When using mist tents or croupettes, you must be careful because:

A) oxygen concentrations are high B) flow into the tent is high, causing heat retention C) oxygen concentrations can layer D) the volume of the enclosure is very small

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