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A patient was admitted for a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure. During the CABG, the surgeon noted that the patient experienced hyperkalemia while on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), which...
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A patient was admitted for arthroscopic repair of a massive rotator cuff tear with retraction. During the repair, weak tissue along with significant fatty atrophy was found and the repair was augme...
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A patient with a stage 3 full thickness pressure injury of the sacrum underwent Veraflo™ negative pressure wound therapy with instillation (NPWTi), with Cleanse Choice™ dressing. Documentation ...
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A 16-year-old patient presents with an acute COVID-19 infection. The provider's final diagnostic statement lists, "Viral myocarditis due to acute COVID-19 infection." The patient has no significant...
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A patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus, a history of venous insufficiency and venous stasis dermatitis was admitted with a venous stasis ulcer with cellulitis and edema of the left lower leg. Is i...
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A patient with recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx presented for total laryngectomy with neck dissection. Following the laryngectomy procedure, reconstruction was performed including tr...
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A patient with multiple liver lesions presented for percutaneous biopsies of each lesion. The patient was provided with conscious sedation and placed supine on the bed. An appropriate access site w...
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A patient presented for bilateral ectropion repair, requiring a bilateral rotational flap with sub-orbicularis oculi fat lift (SOOF). A transconjunctival incision was made below the inferior border...
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A patient presents after a fall resulting in an injury to the left arm, which caused a closed, nondisplaced transverse fracture of the humeral shaft. This fracture occurred near hardware from a pre...
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A patient developed scar tissue post-tonsillectomy, tethering forward movement of the tongue on both sides. The most symptomatic side is the right side with scar tissue of the palatoglossal arch. T...
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