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The patient required an emergency sternotomy due to acute hemorrhage. Upon surgical exploration, anterior mediastinal hematoma was found as well as robust venous bleeding due to cardiac tamponade w...
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The patient is admitted for transcatheter mitral valve repair with the PASCAL implant system. In the cardiac catheterization lab, percutaneous access was accomplished through the right femoral vein...
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A patient status post capsule endoscopy (i.e., pill cam) underwent laparoscopic small bowel excision, due to partial small bowel obstruction and stricture, after failing to pass the pill cam follow...
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A patient is admitted for repair of right superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome. At surgery, an incision was made in the supra-auricular area followed by craniotomy with bone plate remova...
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The patient presented for repair of bilateral femoral hernias. The operative findings noted a large recurrent right femoral hernia with incarcerated colon and dense adhesions. Left side findings no...
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The patient presents for robotic bilateral inguinal hernia repair. The surgeon listed the postoperative diagnosis as bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, right-sided hernia i...
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A patient, who has known coronary artery disease (CAD) status post coronary artery intervention with stent insertion, is admitted due to acute non-ST elevated myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Corona...
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A five-year-old female with profound developmental delays and epilepsy has chronic static encephalopathy secondary to epilepsy and epileptic encephalopathy. In the Alphabetic Index, under the main ...
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What is the appropriate code assignment for a major neurocognitive disorder without behavioral disturbance when the underlying etiology is unknown, or not further specified? Depending on how the Al...
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