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Check Your Coding Knowledge of Cardioplegia Medication in CABG Procedures

Published on Thu Nov 13, 2025

Question: A patient’s record includes the following documentation: Appropriate consent obtained; patient transferred to the operating room. Patient placed on the table, intubated, and general anesthesia administered. Transesophageal echocardiography performed, revealing aortic regurgitation and normal pathways. Preparation completed; left internal mammary artery [LIMA] harvested from the patient’s left lower leg. The greater saphenous graft was harvested. Pericardium opened; ascending aorta [...]
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