At Plains High School, students who are tardy to class are g…

At Plains High School, students who are tardy to class are given “Yard Patrol” after school. Yard patrol amounts to requiring the students to clean up any trash found on the school grounds. As it turns out, the strategy is moderately successful; fewer students are tardy to class. Which of the following concepts from operant conditioning is best illustrated by the school’s strategy?

Using the CPT manual, assign the appropriate code for the fo…

Using the CPT manual, assign the appropriate code for the following case: A patient with bilateral vocal cord paralysis presents for removal of arytenoid cartilage. This is being done to improve the patient’s breathing. With the patient placed under general anesthesia, the flexible laryngoscope with operating microscope is inserted into the oral cavity. The pharynx and larynx are examined under the microscope. After adequate visualization is established, the arytenoid cartilage is exposed by excision of the mucosa overlying it and arytenoidectomy performed. CPT Codee

Using the CPT manual, assign the appropriate code for the fo…

Using the CPT manual, assign the appropriate code for the following case:  The patient consented to cystourethroscopy with possible bladder tumor removal. After the endoscope was inserted through the urethra, the bladder was entered. A lesion approximately 3.0 cm in size was identified in the bladder. This was resected and taken out through the scope. Minimal bleeders were cauterized. The remainder of the bladder was normal in appearance. The cystoscope was removed. CPT Code