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A patient with a history of flap failure is seen in the outpatient clinic to check the right breast flap. Upon removal of the dressing, the skin peeled off completely exposing a poorly vascularized...
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A patient with hardware failure of a previous lumbar spinal fusion underwent revision of the L2-L3 interbody fusion. After exposing the previous hardware from L2 to the S2 alar iliac screws, the pr...
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A patient was admitted to hospital A due to persistent respiratory failure with rapid decompensation that required slash cricothyroidotomy and placement of an endotracheal tube. The patient was tra...
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An emergent cricothyroidotomy was performed at bedside due to cardiac arrest and the inability to access the airway. The patient had been extubated to bilevel positive airway pressure earlier in th...
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A patient with a diagnosis of factor V Leiden presented to the office for a follow-up encounter and the provider documented that the patient’s Coumadin was adjusted. When referencing "mutation, f...
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A patient with a recent history of cardiac ablation was admitted due to heart palpitations with concern for recurrent ventricular tachycardia. Multiple tests were performed, including an electrocar...
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A patient with iron deficiency anemia presented to the outpatient GI lab for an upper endoscopy. A few erosions were found in the duodenal bulb and biopsies were taken. The final diagnosis stated c...
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A 77-year-old patient, who recently underwent cardioversion for atrial fibrillation, presented to the emergency room with severe orthopnea and worsening dyspnea. The patient was admitted and diagno...
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A 73-year-old patient is admitted with diverticulitis complicated by colovesicular fistula and prevesical abscess. What are the correct diagnosis codes for these conditions?
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The above patient underwent robotic takedown of the colovesical fistula and drainage of the prevesical abscess. The robotic ports were placed in the abdominal wall. The fistula was then taken down ...
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