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A patient, who is status post bilateral mastectomy, is admitted for right pedicle latissimus myocutaneous flap and placement of bilateral tissue expanders. On the right side, latissimus was raised ...
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According to ICD-10-PCS definitions, in the context of percutaneous lumbar vertebroplasty, is the use of cement considered a device?
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What is the correct ICD-10-CM code for sepsis due to non-Candida Albicans?
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A patient was admitted to our facility with acute on chronic systolic heart failure and found to be in cardiogenic shock with acute renal failure and acidosis. The physician documented that the pat...
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A patient with dumping syndrome presented for a small bowel transection and enteroenterostomy. The patient was taken into the operating room and placed under general anesthesia.
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A patient with basal joint arthritis and instability of the left thumb metacarpophalangeal joint presented for surgical treatment. The patient was appropriately prepped and anesthetized.
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A patient with a cataract presented for phacoemulsification with a posterior chamber intraocular lens placement. Trypan blue dye was instilled into the anterior chamber for better visualization.&nb...
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A patient, one day post-cheek reconstruction for melanoma, presented to the emergency room with significant swelling. A hematoma was identified and multiple attempts were made to decompress it unde...
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A patient with a history of abdominal surgeries presented with a subcutaneous pocket with a sinus tract and hypertrophic granulation tissue at the 3 o’clock position, as well as a small suture gr...
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A patient presents for a left knee medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction with allograft, open autograft osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) fixation, and matrix-induced autologous chondr...
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