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A nurse is counseling a 25-year-old fisherman living along Lake Victoria who reports weekly swimming to set nets and hematuria after freshwater exposure. The client is at high risk for urogenital schistosomiasis (Schistosoma haematobium). Which action should the client take to prevent trematode infections?

A nurse is educating a client with diabetes mellitus who reports white, cottage-cheese-like patches on the tongue and inner cheeks. The provider prescribes nystatin oral suspension 100,000 units/mL with instructions to swish and swallow 5 mL QID. The nurse understands that nystatin is primarily used to treat which of the following conditions?

A nurse is preparing to administer primaquine 30 mg PO daily × 14 days to a 29-year-old male with confirmed Plasmodium vivax malaria after chloroquine blood-stage clearance. The provider orders G6PD screening prior to radical cure. Which laboratory finding requires the nurse to withhold the medication and notify the provider immediately?

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Mrs. Salas had angina decubitus that lasted for 30 minutes and was admitted to the Coronary Care Unit with a diagnosis of r/o MI. The cardiologist (private practice based) takes her to the cardiac catheterization suite at the local hospital for a left heart catheterization. Injection procedures for selective coronary angiography and left ventriculography were performed and imaging supervision and interpretation for the selective coronary angiography and left ventriculography was provided. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported for the services?

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A 37 year-old has multilevel lumbar degenerative disc disease and is coming in for an epidural injection. Localizing the skin over the area of L5-S1, the provider uses the transforaminal approach. The spinal needle is inserted and the patient experienced paresthesia in her left lower extremities. The anesthetic drug is injected into the epidural space. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported for this procedure?

Mr. Bowen is having a pre-employment physical (screening). His doctor ordered the following serum blood tests: CBC, automated, automated differential WBC, comprehensive metabolic panel and a thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) assay. Code the services for these labs.

A patient is admitted for a simple primary examination of the gastrointestinal system to rule out GI cancer. An Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is performed, which includes examination of the esophagus, stomach and portions of the small intestine. During the examination, a stricture of the esophagus is identified and subsequently dilated via balloon dilation (20 mm). What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

A patient presents to the emergency room with a severely damaged eye. The injury was sustained when the patient was a passenger in a multi-car accident on the public highway. The patient sustained a large open lacerated wound to the left eye. The posterior chamber was ruptured and significant vitreous and some intraocular tissue was lost. The eyeball was not repairable and was removed, en masse. A permanent implant was inserted but not attached to the extraocular muscles. The patient was released with an occlusive eye patch. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?