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FBR With Puncture Wound Will Focus on Affected Eye

Published on Wed Nov 12, 2014

New diagnoses won’t be built around whether metal is present.  Your anesthesiologist is present during surgery to remove a foreign body that punctured a child’s eye. Start by checking the surgeon’s record to verify whether the puncture wound was metallic, and you’ll be on your way to selecting the correct diagnosis.  ICD-9 options: If the wound does include magnetic fragments, [...]
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