What are eponyms and how can you use them to find codes in the alphabetic index of the cpt?   provide an example.

which method of finding a main term in the alphabetic index do you find easiest to use?   explain why.

What are eponyms and how can you use them to find codes in the Alphabetic Index of the CPT?  Provide an example

They are the disease, anatomical structure, clinical signs, syndromes, surgeries or technique whose name comes from that of the person who discovered or described it for the first time.

The CPT has a section of eponimos whereby the search is limited to finding the object of interest in that section.

An example of an eponym is Addsion keloid

Which method of finding a main term in the Alphabetic Index do you find easiest to use?  Explain why.

 The keyword because it allows you to find all the information related to the topic of interest