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A patient with a history of bone marrow transplant is seen in the ambulatory clinic for peripheral neuropathy secondary to chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD). Code G63, Polyneuropathy in dise...
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The provider documented, “Displaced pars fractures of L5 with resulting isthmic spondylolisthesis (vertebral slippage) of L5-S1 due to the fractures.” Research indicates the terms pars fracture...
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A 60-year-old patient with multiple foot deformities is admitted due to severe pain in the right foot. Weight bearing on the right shows significant hindfoot varus. A radiographic view of the foot ...
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A patient presents due to left upper and lower extremity weakness. A cervical epidural hematoma compressing the cervical spinal cord was found on magnetic resonance imaging. The provider’s final ...
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A patient is admitted to the hospital with back and neck pain, intertriginous rash of inframammary folds, and bra strap grooving secondary to macromastia. The patient underwent breast reduction sur...
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A patient underwent surgery for treatment of a left total knee arthroplasty (TKA) instability. An arthrotomy was performed and the provider decided to proceed with patellar resurfacing and a polyet...
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A patient presented for an open reduction with internal fixation (ORIF) of a right trimalleolar ankle fracture. Bone marrow aspirate was obtained from the calcaneus bone. Following ORIF, bone marro...
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A patient with a thrombosed right upper extremity hemodialysis reliable outflow (HeRO®) graft underwent thrombectomy of the central aspect and cannulation segment of the graft. An AngioJet™ devi...
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A patient, who is status post coronary artery bypass graft surgery over 20 years ago, presents with worsening shortness of breath and chest pain suggestive of angina. A coronary angiogram demonstra...
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A patient with peripheral arterial disease presented for percutaneous intervention. Angiography revealed heavily calcified stenoses of the distal superficial femoral arteries (SFA). Initial treatme...
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