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  2. Current Procedural Terminology - Wikipedia

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    These digits are not intended to reflect the placement of the code in the regular (Category I) part of the CPT codebook. Appendix H in CPT section contains information about performance measurement exclusion of modifiers, measures, and the measures' source(s). Currently there are 11 Category II codes. They are: (0001F–0015F) Composite measures

  3. Jackson-Pratt drain - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of a drain is to prevent fluid (blood or other) build-up in a closed ("dead") space, [2] which may cause either disruption of the wound and the healing process or become an infected abscess, with either scenario possibly requiring a formal drainage/repair procedure (and possibly another trip to the operating room).

  4. Appendectomy - Wikipedia

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    An appendectomy (American English) or appendicectomy (British English) is a surgical operation in which the vermiform appendix (a portion of the intestine) is removed. Appendectomy is normally performed as an urgent or emergency procedure to treat complicated acute appendicitis. [1]

  5. Man Sues Hospital, Doc: Appendix Left In After Appendectomy - AOL

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    When you have appendicitis, you get an appendectomy. Removal is ultimately the only solution, and, once done, you don't have to worry about it again. Unless you do. That's what William McCormack ...

  6. Abdominal surgery - Wikipedia

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    The most common abdominal surgeries are described below. Appendectomy: surgical opening of the abdominal cavity and removal of the appendix.Typically performed as definitive treatment for appendicitis, although sometimes the appendix is prophylactically removed incidental to another abdominal procedure.

  7. Bronchoalveolar lavage - Wikipedia

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    A much more intense version involving up to 50 liters of fluid is called whole lung lavage (WLL) and is used to treat pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP). [16] [17] [18] When conditions disallow WLL, an endoscopic BAL can be used as a bridging procedure. [11]

  8. Exploratory laparotomy - Wikipedia

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    nephrectomy, or removal of all or part of a kidney [15] the "trauma Whipple" [16] Depending on the stability of the patient following an exploratory laparotomy, the abdomen may be sutured back together ("primary closure") or one or more tissue layers may be left open ("open abdomen") to facilitate further non-surgical resuscitation.

  9. T-Mobile class action lawsuit alleges company disguised fee ...

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    A recently announced class action lawsuit filed against T-Mobile alleges the company has disguised a hidden fee as a government charge for two decades.. The wireless network allegedly ...

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