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A patient presented for resection of the left axilla and left lateral chest wall due to recurrent hidradenitis suppurativa. After standard preparation the axillary site was addressed first. An elli...
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A patient with a longstanding history of left shoulder pain and functional limitations presented for surgical intervention. A left shoulder arthroscopy and rotator cuff repair with bioinductive imp...
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A patient with compression of the right lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) and femoral nerves presents for surgery that includes decompression of the LFCN and femoral nerves in addition to neur...
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Prior to their surgical procedure a patient was administered a single-shot peripheral nerve block, by the anesthesiologist, to aid in postoperative pain management. The injection site was the right...
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Please clarify the appropriate coding for deep tissue pressure injuries. There seems to be a discrepancy between the Alphabetical Index and the newly revised guidelines that seem to indicate that t...
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A patient with a history of endometrial ablation presents due to severe pelvic pain. The patient is admitted, and the final diagnosis is post endometrial ablation syndrome. What is the appropriate ...
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A 19-year-old male was brought to the emergency department (ED), after experiencing mental status changes while playing basketball in extremely hot temperatures. He arrived with hyperventilation, p...
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A newborn patient with posthemorrhagic neonatal hydrocephalus underwent insertion of a subgaleal shunt. An incision was made in the scalp and an extensive subgaleal cerebral spinal fluid pocket was...
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A 70-year-old male patient has a history of cerebrovascular and peripheral arterial occlusive disease. He has had bilateral carotid endarterectomies and bilateral femoral popliteal artery bypass gr...
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A patient with severe symptomatic prosthetic aortic stenosis and regurgitation underwent transfemoral valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The provider applied electrocaut...
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