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Assignment - Theory "Cardiovascular System"

Using Buck Chapter 17 “Cardiovascular System”; review the objectives, key terms and chapter information and answer the following review questions. Copy and Paste your assignment on a separate MS word document or compatible file, and submit your completed assignment electronically via Moodle prior to the due date.

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1. The term that describes the procedure in which the surgeon withdraws fluid from the pericardial space by means of a needle inserted into the space is ________________ .

2. Codes for excision of cardiac tumors are divided based on whether the tumor is located ________________ or ________________ .

3. What are the names of two devices that are inserted into the body to electrically shock the heart into regular rhythm? ________________ and ________________.

4. The two approaches used to insert devices that electrically shock the heart into regular rhythm are ________________ and ________________ .

5. If the patient is returned to the operating room for repositioning or replacement of the pacemaker or cardioverter- defibrillator during the global period, modifier ________________ would be appended to thecode.

6. If a physician implanted a pacemaker and 10 days later the patient returns to the same surgeon for removal of sutures, would you charge for the service? Why? ________________, ________________________________

7. If a patient is seen for a rash on the heel of the foot by the same physician who implanted a pacemaker 20 days earlier, would you bill for the office service for the rash? ________________

8. When you bill for E/ M services unrelated to a pacemaker implantation during the allowable follow- up days, what modifier would you use on the code to alert the third- party payer? ________________

9. What are the four cardiac valves? ________________   , ________________   , ________________   , and ________________ .

10. What is the name of the device that can be surgically implanted into the subcutaneous tissue in the upper left quadrant to record heart rhythms when the patient depresses a button? ________________

11. What arteries feed the heart? ________________

12. When a heart artery is clogged and the heart muscle performs at a low level as a result of a lack of blood, the condition is called ________________   ischemia.

Answer 1

1. The term that describes the procedure in which the surgeon withdraws fluid from the pericardial space by means of a needle inserted into the space is ___ pericardiocentesis

1. Codes for excision of cardiac tumors are divided based on whether the tumor is located left cardiac chamber or _ right cardiac chambers .
2. What are the names of two devices that are inserted into the body to electrically shock the heart into regular rhythm? __ Implantable cardioverter defibrillator and artificial Pacemaker .
3. The two approaches used to insert devices that electrically shock the heart into regular rhythm are epicardial and ___transvenous .
4. If the patient is returned to the operating room for repositioning or replacement of the pacemaker or cardioverter- defibrillator during the global period, modifier ___ CPT^® 33249 would be appended to the code.
5. If a physician implanted a pacemaker and 10 days later the patient returns to the same surgeon for removal of sutures, would you charge for the service? Why? NO Because suture removal is bundled into the pacemaker procedure.
6. If a patient is seen for a rash on the heel of the foot by the same physician who implanted a pacemaker 20 days earlier, would you bill for the office service for the rash? _No
7. When you bill for E/ M services unrelated to a pacemaker implantation during the allowable follow- up days, what modifier would you use on the code to alert the third- party payer? _
8. What are the four cardiac valves?

tricuspid valve, pulmonary valve, mitral valve and aortic valve

1. What is the name of the device that can be surgically implanted into the subcutaneous tissue in the upper left quadrant to record heart rhythms when the patient depresses a button? patient activated event recorder
2. What arteries feed the heart? ____ coronary arteries____________
3. When a heart artery is clogged and the heart muscle performs at a low level as a result of a lack of blood, the condition is called _____ Myocardial ___   ischemia.