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A 21-year-old male, who is status post open fracture of left femur secondary to an accidental gunshot wound, is admitted with intractable pain in the left hip. The patient’s injury occurred appro...
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The patient is status post third degree burns of the left external ear, which occurred while smoking in bed one year ago. The burns have healed; however the patient presented with severe pain, redn...
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The patient presents for release of skin contracture due to third degree burns of the right hand that occurred due to a house fire five years ago. What are the appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes...
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A patient presents with painful cicatricial alopecia due to second degree burns of the scalp, which occurred 10 months ago when the patient’s hair caught fire while she was lighting the grill. Si...
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The patient is a 54-year-old female with chronic renal failure, who was transferred from an acute care hospital following removal of an infected AV graft in her left arm. The patient was started on...
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The patient is a 27-year-old female who was admitted to a long term care hospital following a two-month acute care hospital stay for abdominal wound dehiscence status post failed gastric bypass sur...
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The patient, who is status post treatment of multiple fractures currently in the healing phase, is transferred to a rehabilitation facility. At the rehab facility the patient is covered by a new ph...
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A patient is admitted to long-term acute care for chronic respiratory failure and ventilator dependency after an acute admission for treatment of an accidental drug overdose. What are the appropria...
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The patient, who is status post left femoral popliteal arterial bypass graft, presented with pain, inflammation, and edema of the left lower extremity. The provider’s final diagnostic statement l...
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A 55-year-old female presented to the emergency department with complaints of right groin pain, and was found to have a very large abscess of the right inguinal area. She was admitted to the hospit...
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