A patient was admitted to the hospital with disturbed coordination and weakness of his extremities to rule out multiple sclerosis. Electromyography and other tests were performed, but at discharge multiple sclerosis had not been positively confirmed nor ruled out. The physician documented the following final diagnoses: rule out multiple sclerosis, muscular incoordination, muscular weakness, and

fatigue. The principal diagnosis code is __________.
a. G35
b. M62.81
c. R53.83
d. R27.9

a

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The AMSA injection technique is used in procedures involving maxillary anteriors and premolars because the field of anesthesia includes

A) lingual and facial soft tissues and pulps of incisors and premolars on the injected side, minimizing the number of palatal and facial injections B) facial soft tissues and pulps of incisors and premolars on the injected side, minimizing the number of facial injections C) lingual soft tissues on the injected side, minimizing the number of palatal injections D) facial soft tissue and pulps of the incisors and premolars on the injected side, minimizing the need for two injections on the palate and the infraorbital on the facial

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What is the term for the drop in PAO2 that occurs when a breath hold diver ascends from a deep dive?

A. diving response B. decompression sickness C. the bends D. hypoxia of ascent

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