For example, a certain maize variety grown in a cool climate will need less water per day than the same maize variety grown in a hotter climate. It is therefore useful to take a certain standard crop or reference crop and determine how much water this crop needs per day in the various climatic regions.
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) looks very similar to a pacemaker, except that it is slightly larger. It has a generator, one or more leads, and an electrode for each lead. These components work very much like a pacemaker.
Coding for MRSA. One significant difference in coding for MRSA in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM is that in ICD-9-CM there are specific codes for MRSA infections, while in ICD-10-CM a code for S. aureus is reported along with Z16 to indicate an infection with a drug resistant organism.