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A 79 year old male with symptomatic bradycardia and syncope is taken to the Operating Suite where an insertion of a DDD pacemaker will be performed.  After the anesthesiologist provided moderate sedation, the cardiologist performed a left subclavian venipuncture.  A guide wire was passed through the needle, and the needle was withdrawn.  A second subclavian venipuncture was performed, a second guide wire was passed and the second needle was withdrawn.  An oblique incision in the deltopectoral area incorporating the wire exit sites.  A subcutaneous pocket was created with the cautery on the pectoralis fascia.  An introducer dilator was passed over the first wire and the wire and dilator were withdrawn.  A ventricular lead was passed through the introducer, and the introducer was broken away in the routine fashion.  A second introducer dilator was passed over the second guide wire and the wire and dilator were withdrawn.  An atrial lead was passed through the introducer and the introducer was broken away in the routine fashion.  Each of the leads were sutured down to the chest wall with two 2-0 silk sutures each, connected the leads to the generator, curled the leads, and the generator was placed in the pocket.  We assured hemostasis.  We assured good position with the fluoroscopy.  What CPT code(s) is (are) reported by the cardiologist?

The ________ fluid compartment of the body consists of all of the fluid inside the cells, whereas the ________ fluid compartment consists of fluid outside the cells, such as interstitial fluid and plasma.

If the extracellular fluid (ECF) becomes hypotonic with respect to the intracellular fluid (ICF), which event will likely occur?

Normal glomerular filtrate contains all of the following except ________.

Using the figure above, identify the following:The renal corpuscle is indicated by ________.

The hypothalamus contains _____________that continuously measure changes in blood composition to control fluid intake.

Micturition is another term for ________.

Select the standard placard color for the hazardous material

The three Rs of the gang culture are resources, riches, and revenge.

The most common and useful evidence found at a crime scene that leads to positive identification is