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36015

Date: Dec 5, 2014

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Regarding Q&A #6213, in review of your diagram of the Pulmonary Arterial System, the left pulmonary artery is a first order vessel (36014, and the diagram is color coded as first order down to where there are branches off). Because documentation referred to the vessel as "descending branch of left pulmonary artery", without further specification of location of cath tip, could you please explain what indication makes this a second order vessel (36015)?

Question ID : 6297
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