When referencing the term "ablation" in the Index of ICD-10-PCS, the coder is referred to the term ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

destruction

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Pharmacologic control of the airway is mediated by receptors found on which of the following structures? 1. Smooth muscle 2. Secretory cells 3. Blood vessels 4. Alveolar epithelium

a. 1 and 3 only b. 1, 2, and 3 only c. 3 and 4 only d. 2, 3, and 4 only

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Which of these patients would be classified as having status epilepticus?

A) A 16-year-old male who experienced a partial motor seizure for 7 minutes B) An 89-year-old male who seized immediately upon getting out of bed C) A 19-year-old female who briefly seized but has been postictal for 20 minutes D) A 57-year-old female at a group home who seized during the entire evening movie that was shown in the common living room, according to other group home residents

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