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A 77-year-old female found to have a right ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction with poor drainage of the kidney underwent a retrograde and ureteral stent placement previously. She is now...
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The American Medical Association (AMA) has published two new codes for smoking and tobacco use cessation counseling visit (99406 and 99407). If our hospital respiratory therapists provide thi...
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This patient with a diagnosis of bony exostosis and scarring and fibrosis of the extensor tendon underwent an exostectomy of the right second toe metatarsal head with excision of extensive scarring...
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A patient is admitted to the emergency room with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and gas. The nurse inserts a naso-gastric tube per physician’s order and documents the insertion. Wou...
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A patient with a deviated nasal septum underwent a septoplasty. It was also noted that both inferior turbinates were hypertrophic thus reducing his nasal airway. The surgeon performed a...
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A pediatric patient arrives with a dislocated elbow due to jumping from a swing. While awaiting X-rays and labs the patient is given an intramuscular (IM) injection of morphine for pain control. Th...
The first mo...
A Medicare patient comes in with a dislocated hip after falling at home and lying on the floor overnight before being found by a neighbor. The patient is worked up in the emergency department (ED) ...
The IV infus...
A patient presents for scheduled arthroscopic shoulder surgery. He is prepped for surgery and an IV is started with a gram of Ancef administered through the IV.
Following surgery the patient ...
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A patient has a severe infection for which an IV piggyback antibiotic is ordered every eight hours for a certain number of days. The patient is not sick enough to be admitted as an inpatient and de...
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A patient with a known history of fungal sinus infections was scheduled for outpatient sinus surgery. Amphotericin B, 50 mg is ordered and administered to the patient immediately pre-op. Would it b...
The administ...