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A patient presented for transbronchial cryobiopsy of the right lung. A bronchoscope was advanced; a complete airway exam revealed no mucosal abnormalities or increased secretions. A cryoprobe was i...
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A patient with respiratory embarrassment, elevation and partial paresis of the diaphragm presented for diaphragm plication. While in left lateral decubitus position, the chest was entered through t...
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A patient was admitted for a staged laparoscopic gastric conduit for treatment of esophageal cancer and placement of a feeding tube into the jejunum. During the first stage of the procedure, the le...
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A 60-year-old female is admitted for treatment of tracheobronchomalacia and underwent endoscopic placement of a tracheobronchial stent. We are unsure whether to assign the root operation Supplement...
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A patient presented for a coil embolization of the left inferior cardiophrenic vein to treat bleeding gastric varices. During the procedure, it was noted that a catheter was advanced into the left ...
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The patient presents for treatment of perirectal cyst and undergoes dilation of the fistula tract to drain the cyst. At surgery, the perirectal cyst was identified, and a needle was used to punctur...
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A 27-year-old female at 39 weeks gestation was admitted for induction of labor, due to transient hypertension and favorable cervix. After artificial rupture of membranes and induction of labor with...
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A non-verbal 65-year-old male, who has cerebral palsy and an intellectual disability, presents to the emergency department with a traumatic head injury after falling and striking his head on the si...
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A 38-year-old patient with an ectopic cornual pregnancy underwent surgery. The patient had laparoscopic removal of the ectopic pregnancy, from the right fallopian tube, which extended into the righ...
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Is malnutrition considered integral to chronic illnesses like cancer? For example, if a provider documents malnutrition in a cancer patient receiving chemotherapy may malnutrition be coded se...
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