Apatient presented with a closed, displaced supracondylar fracture of the left elbow. after conscious sedation, the left upper extremity was draped and closed reduction was performed, achieving anatomical reduction of the fracture. the elbow was then prepped and with the use of fluoroscopic guidance, two k-wires were directed crossing the fracture site and piercing the medial cortex of the left distal humerus. stable reduction was obtained, with full flexion and extension. k-wires were bent and cut at a 90 degree angle. telfa padding and splint were applied. what cpt® code is reported?

The correct answer is 24538-LT.

This is a supracondylar fracture of the elbow repaired by percutaneous fixation. In the CPT index fracture/Supracondylar/Humerus/Percutaneous fixation is referred to as 24538. Modifier LT is attached to suggest the procedure is done on the left side. The application of the sphint or the first cast is included in the fracture codes.

oxidation

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4.) metal

"-the movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back to the environment

-carbon is the essential component of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates (which make up all organisms)

-carbon exists in air, water, and living organisms

-producers convert carbon dioxide in the atmosphere into carbohydrates during photosynthesis

-bacteria in the atmosphere cycles through the system in filtration units

-in cellular respiration, carbon is released back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide

-some carbon is stored in limestone (forming one of the largest "carbon sinks" on earth)

-largest carbon reservoir on earth= limestone

-carbon stored in the bodies of organisms as fat, oils, or other molecules may be released into the soil or air when the organism dies

-this may form deposits of coal, oil, or natural gas (fossil fuels, which increased the atmospheric carbon dioxide)

-fossil fuels store carbon left over from bodies of organisms that died millions of years ago

-they are located in the surface of earth, deep within the earth and beneath the ocean floor."