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What is breathing a fluid or an object into the lung referred to as?
aspiration
What is the ICD-9CM code for thoracotomy with total lobectomy of the left lung?
Thoracotomy is the approach used and is not coded. Code for lobectomy, lung, complete, other is 32.49
What is pleurocentesis?
Removing fluid from a lung cavity, typically by needle aspiration.
Which lung is most frequently affected by aspiration?
The right. The right bronchus is bigger, the angle is less steep, and there's a little ridge that partially blocks the left bronchus.
What CPt code is used of removing two lobes of the left lung?
32440
What is correct icd 9 code for pneumonia in the upper lobe of the left lung?
481
Can Oxycontin cause you to get aspiration pnuemonia?
Yes. As well as a lung infection. It can be VERY serious, even fatal.
How many lobes does the left lung have?
After the mainstem bronchus, two secondary bronchi supply the left lung (and three supply the right lung).
Is the right or left lung larger?
The right lung is larger than left lung The left lung is made up of 2 lobes while right is made up of 3 lobes.
Which lung has the cardiac notch?
left lung has a cardiac notch.
Which lung is smaller youror left and why?
The left is smaller, due to the presence of cardiac notch
What is the most importante Advantages of gastrostomy tube?
It prevents you to have a choke and lung aspiration and food is directly delivered in the stomach.
