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A patient with median arcuate ligament syndrome underwent bypass graft from the distal descending thoracic aorta to the celiac artery with Dacron® graft. What is the correct qualifier for this pro...
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A patient with dry gangrene of the right and left distal aspect of the hallux, underwent partial amputation of the right and left hallux. The right and left hallux were disarticulated at the interp...
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A nasogastric (NG) tube was inserted for drainage. The next day, tube feedings were ordered using the existing NG tube. What is the correct root operation(s) for the insertion of a single NG tube u...
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The patient has an open abdomen (abdominal compartment syndrome) and comes in for an exploratory laparotomy, abdominal washout, and initiation of dialysate infusion of abdomen. After these pr...
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A patient with a syrinx around the C4 level presents for shunting to drain the syrinx. A small incision in the pia was made and the shunt tube was threaded into the cyst cavity. Clear cystic fluid ...
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A patient with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax presents for right talc pleurodesis via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). A right-sided thoracoscopy was performed, and followed by plac...
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A 70-year-old male with first and second degree atrioventricular (AV) blocks as well as right bundle branch block presents for insertion of a leadless pacemaker. A leadless pacemaker was inserted v...
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The patient presents for decompressive lumbar laminectomy. The surgeon performed an open complete decompressive laminectomy of L3-L4, as well as superior partial laminectomy of L5, and inferior par...
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