As a rule, the following guidelines may be used in determining whether a surgical assistant is required EXCEPT

a. The place of service is either a hospital or a surgi-center.
b. Follow-up days are listed in the RVS for each procedure.
c. Services are too complex for an assistant.
d. The 50% allowance for an assistant surgeon is available.

D

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Ventilation is:

A) the diffusion of gases at the alveoli. B) the diffusion of the gas at the cellular level. C) the mechanical process of moving air in and out of the lungs. D) done to allow the gas to escape the chest wall.

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