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The patient, who developed acute hypoxic respiratory failure and septic shock, underwent placement of an arterial line. The operative notes states that the upper artery was accessed using ultrasoun...
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A critically-ill transfer patient with an arterial catheter in place was connected to a pressure transducer for continuous monitoring of blood pressure (systolic, diastolic, mean and pulse pressure...
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A pregnant patient, 38-week gestation, was admitted in active labor. She had a manually assisted vaginal delivery of a normal infant. The patient suffered a second degree perineal laceration during...
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When a diagnostic percutaneous left heart catheterization is performed, along with right and left coronary arteriography and left ventriculogram using nonionic iso-osmolar contrast, such as Visipaq...
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A patient with unstable angina underwent left coronary angiography, right coronary angiography, left heart catheterization with ventriculography, and insertion of a drug-eluting stent. Myocardial F...
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A 49-year-old patient on hemodialysis for end-stage renal disease presented with central vein stenosis and was taken to the operating room for creation of a left arm arteriovenous graft with a HeRO...
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A patient was admitted with a ruptured infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm and underwent an Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR). A Gore® Excluder® graft was deployed in the main...
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A patient with end stage renal disease (ESRD) presents with recurrent thrombosis of his left arteriovenous (AV) graft. At surgery, the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft was dissected free at its...
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The patient has gross tumor involvement of the presacral space due to rectal cancer. Following low anterior resection, the omentum was dissected from the transverse colon from right to left leaving...
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The patient underwent open cholecystectomy with needle biopsy of the liver. How is the needle biopsy of liver coded? Is this an open or closed biopsy?
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