The Apgar scoring system is used to evaluate: 1. an infant's status immediately after birth and then again five minutes later. 2. weight at birth and at one week after birth. social responses at one day and one week after birth.3. strength of crying, blood pressure, and birth-weight immediately after birth. 4. readiness to be taken home.

What is the code and any required modifier(s) for dipstick urinalysis, non-automated, without microscopy performed in a physician office for a medicare patient?

George’s daughter was born with a hole in her heart. he met up with a group of individuals of questionable character who agreed to deliver to george a healthy heart that could be a transplant for his daughter for a sum of $20,000. the group george negotiated with failed to deliver the heart. george tried to sue when he did not receive the heart but was surprised when the courts would not enforce the agreement. can george force performance of this contract? why or why not? (10 points)will he be able to recover the $20,000 that he gave for the heart? why or why not? (10 points)

Samuel is a 63-year-old single man who works full time in a food processing plant. he has a history of esophageal cancer, which was treated successfully with anti-cancer drugs and surgery four years ago. his weight had been stable at 135 pounds until 6 months ago. since then, he has experienced an involuntary weight loss of 10 pounds. he complains of a poor appetite and being overly weak, tired, and irritable. he also complains of cracks at the corners of his mouth and a chronic sore throat, which concerns him, given his cancer history. his usual diet is fairly consistent. he states that he rarely eats breakfast because he starts work at 6 a. m. he eats two deli meat sandwiches, "usually pastrami or salami," and a soda at 10 a. m., and may eat a candy bar in the afternoon when he gets off work. he often prepares and eats a frozen dinner or pizza at home in the evening and routinely drinks "about four or five beers" before going to bed. occasionally, he cooks roast and mashed potatoes for dinner and may have cereal with milk for a snack before bed. he rarely eats vegetables or fruit. 1. considering samuel's alcohol consumption, which b vitamin may he be deficient in? a. pantothenic acid b. niacin c. riboflavin d. biotin e. thiamin