1. (Placename) a republic in West Africa, on the Atlantic: established as the colony of French Guinea in 1890 and became an independent republic in 1958. Official language: French. Religion: Muslim majority and animist. Currency: franc.
ICD-9-CM is a set of codes used in American healthcare to assign alphanumeric codes to patient diagnoses. ICD-9-CM codes are standardized to improve diagnostic consistency. ICD-9-CM is a set of codes used in American healthcare to assign alphanumeric codes to patient diagnoses.
Like a pacemaker, an ICD is a small device that's placed under the skin in the chest. This device uses electrical pulses or shocks to help control life-threatening arrhythmias. An ICD continuously monitors the heartbeat. If it senses a dangerous ventricular arrhythmia, it sends an electric shock to the heart to restore a normal heartbeat.