The medical office specialist should enter ICD-9 codes obtained from the:

patient history.

doctor's dictation.

encounter form (superbill).

progress notes.

Answer: encounter form (superbill).

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Which of the following features incorporated into most modern endotracheal tubes assist in veri-fying proper tube placement?

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