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A patient with end-stage systolic heart failure secondary to chemotherapy and radiation therapy, non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, and a history of cardiogenic shock requiring percutaneous LVAD ...
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A patient with end-stage renal disease secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus was admitted for cadaveric right kidney transplantation. Prior to transplantation, back table preparation of the cad...
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A patient presented at 32 weeks and 1 day for a routine obstetric appointment and was admitted due to suspected premature rupture of membranes. After several days of no leaking and with normal amni...
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A patient presented with chest pain on exertion, and was found to have significant troponin elevation due to a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Electrocardiograms showed sinus brady...
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A 21-year-old patient was admitted at 37 weeks and 2 days gestation for induction of labor due to an umbilical cord varix. The patient progressed through labor and had spontaneous vaginal delivery ...
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A patient with a necrotic unstageable sacral pressure ulcer and superimposed cellulitis underwent excisional and non-excisional debridement. According to the operative note, a sharp excisional debr...
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A six-day-old infant with multiple congenital anomalies, coagulopathy, intrauterine growth restriction, and dysmorphic craniofacial features was transferred from Hospital A to the neonatal intensiv...
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What is the appropriate code assignment for temporal lobe epilepsy?
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A patient with prostate cancer and bone metastasis was admitted due to multiple medical conditions. During the admission, the provider documented that the patient had worsening pancytopenia, likely...
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A patient presented to the emergency department with left flank pain, leukocytosis, acute kidney injury (AKI) and elevated lactate. A CT scan showed a posterior left renal subcapsular hematoma and ...
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