Cardiology Coding Alert
READER QUESTIONS:
Check for These +78478 Clues
Published on Sun Jul 26, 2009
Question: Delaware Subscriber Answer: Terms demonstrating wall motion include the obvious -- "wall motion" -- as well as "hypokinesia," "dyskinesia," and "akinesia." Respect the '+':
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