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Privacy is specifically mentioned in the U.S. Constitution

A journalist could waive his or her right to keep a source confidential in a court proceeding if they have disclosed the identity of that source to others.

Operative Report Preoperative Diagnosis: Internal derangement left knee Postoperative Diagnosis: Tear of lateral meniscus Operative procedure: Left knee arthroscopy, partial meniscectomy The arthroscope was insetrted through the routine superolateral portal as well as an inferomedial portal for insertion of scope and instruments. The knee joint was then examined in routine manner, the medial meniscus was intact. The lateral meniscus was partially detached and this portion was removed. No other defects were noted. The knee was irrigated well using normal saline. The instruments were removed from the knee.  Wound closed with #4-0 nylon and dressed. Estimated blood loss 0. Intravenous fluids 1000 cc. Specimen: meniscus.

When coding a selective catheterization, how are codes assigned?

A surgeon performs a cholecystectomy on a morbidly obese female who has multiple adhesions. Documentation supports that the surgeon spent over two hours performing lysis of adhesions before the cholecystecyomy could be performed. Which of the following modifiers would be applicable for the surgeon to communicate this circumstance?

The strength of a trademark is based on:

Which of these best describes a patent:

Which of the following scenarios does not describe open fracture treatment?

If a work was created by one person after January 1, 1978, how long will the copyright on that work last?

Which of the following groups and organizations is responsible for maintaining the HCPCS Level II codes?