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A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was admitted for placement of endobronchial valves into the left lower lobe bronchus. The scope was advanced and bronchial valves were placed in...
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ICD-10-PCS Guideline B3.10c on Fusion Procedures of the Spine advises how to code combinations of devices and materials that are used for fusion of a vertebral joint. However, there is confusion re...
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The patient was diagnosed with acute ischemia of the ascending colon due to mesenteric vein thrombosis, which was attributed to Antithrombin III deficiency. The Index to Diseases references code I8...
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A patient was diagnosed with pyuria and started on antibiotics; however when the urine cultures returned negative, antibiotics were discontinued. The physician’s final diagnostic statement listed...
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A patient with a history of bilateral mastectomy followed by tissue expander presented with acute swelling of the left breast. She was diagnosed with acute postoperative hematoma which was determin...
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A 63-year-old patient presented to the office for her annual eye examination. She is asymptomatic but ophthalmoscopy showed newly found signs of early stage dry macular degeneration with drusen in ...
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A patient with previously diagnosed hearing loss is seen for her annual audiological evaluation. She has history of left tympanic membrane perforation due to middle ear infection that resulted in m...
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A patient with pulsatile tinnitus of the right ear was diagnosed with a glomus jugular tumor within the temporal bone at the right jugular foramen. The patient agreed to treat the condition by redu...
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A 60-year-old male was admitted to the hospital with sudden onset of left-sided weakness, severe headache, slurred speech and left facial droop, and increased blood pressure (260/172). The patient ...
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