New Coronary Intervention Codes in 2013 Starting January 1 2013‚ coronary intervention codes in use since 1992 are replaced by new codes with new values. Jim Blankenship MACC‚ FSCAI Director of Cardiology and Cardiac Cath Labs Geisinger Medical Center Danville PA jblankenship@geisinger.edu Dr Blankenship is a member of the AMA/Specialty Society Relative Value Update Committee (RUC) representing the American College of Cardiology. Word count 1537 Coronary Intervention Codes
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Senior Science Half-Yearly Revision 1. Surface tension - A property of the surface of a liquid. It is what causes the surface portion of liquid to be attracted to another surface‚ such as that of another portion of liquid. Surface tension is caused by cohesion (the attraction of molecules to like molecules). Since the molecules on the surface of the liquid are not surrounded by like molecules on all sides‚ they are more attracted to their neighbours on the surface. Mercury has a high surface
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septum having the function of being like a wall it allows it to keep its function of being a barrier between the left and right side of the heart. Respiratory The lungs form is pretty much a sac that is like a balloon. It is flexible in order to inflate and deflate. The lung being like a balloon and flexible allows it to be able to inflate when inhaling air then deflate when exhaling air. Reproductive The uterus form is a muscular sac. The uterus being a sac allows it to be able to hold the baby during
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The red baron This is the story of Manfred Von Ritchofen a German 24 year old man‚ which in 1916 goes to war like many thousands of young men. He was a fight pilot that really fasts becomes famous because his victories. He and his friends‚ had their own code of honor characterized by an athletic ambition‚ an obsession with technology and chivalrous respectability. They decorate their airplanes with a variety of motifs. Manfred’s paints his airplane red‚ at first his superior are not happy with
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What is placenta previa? If you’ve heard the word‚ you have probably figured out just from the word alone that it has something to do with the placenta. You are exactly right. Placenta previa occurs when the placenta attaches in the lower portion of the uterus instead of in the normal position in the upper more muscular portion of the uterus. Placenta previa is a frequent cause of bleeding during the second and third trimester of pregnancy What are the different types of placenta previa? Complete
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Introduction Bansky is a famous London street artist. Bansky has done many illicit stencil and graffiti art. Graffiti is a scribble or drawing done with a spray paint can. Stencils are a sheet of paper or cardboard with cut outs to make a guide‚ stencils are used to make art faster and easier with spray paint cans when done the art work has been stenciled. Bansky is unverified and has gotten away with all his illicit art work. Bansky does many politically based artwork. Bansky has a network of 2
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Heated-free liquid. This method uses a heated saltwater (saline) solution to remove the endometrium. Microwave. This method uses high-energy microwaves to heat up the endometrium to remove it. Thermal balloon. This method involves inserting a catheter with a balloon tip into the uterus. The balloon tip is filled with heated fluid to remove the endometrium. The procedure may vary among health care providers and hospitals. What happens after the procedure? Your blood pressure‚ heart rate‚ breathing
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committees (PACS) and Super PACS. Leaking information to the press is known normally as a trial balloon. If a candidate’s management feels the need to break a story out and test the waters of the public’s reaction in order to change a policy under consideration‚ they would have a campaign worker intentionally give a reporter an “off the record” interview or quote on how the candidate feels. These trial balloons would almost always be leaked later in the workweek so that the press can come up with an agenda
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Gold is widely used in modern day medicine to treat disorders. This is because gold is very resistant to bacteria. Bacteria are microscopic single-celled organisms. Bacteria are prokaryotes‚ meaning the entire organism consists of a single cell with a simple internal structure. The DNA of a prokaryote is neatly packed in the nucleus. The bacterial DNA floats freely in a twisted threadlike mass called the nucleoid. Gold is unaffected by almost everything. The only materials that can affect gold are
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determine if there was a large or small quantity. The tribe’s inability to express a word for an exact number was also shown in another activity. They were required to match a certain number of balloons with an amount of thread that was shown. The only way the Piraha could do so was to physically place the balloons in line next to the thread. Frank’s experiments proved that it is either difficult or impossible for someone to remember a large number without thinking of its name. In the situation with the
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