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AAPC - Final Exam

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65 year-old was admitted in the hospital two days ago and is being examined today by his primary care physician, who has been seeing him since he has been admitted. Primary care physician is checkin... g for any improvements or if the condition is worsening. CHIEF COMPLAINT: CHF INTERVAL HISTORY: CHF symptoms worsened since yesterday. Now has some resting dyspnea. HTN remains poorly controlled with systolic pressure running in the 160s. Also, I'm concerned about his CKD, which has worsened, most likely due to cardio-renal syndrome. REVIEW OF SYSTEMS: Positive for orthopnea and one episode of PND. Negative for flank pain, obstructive symptoms or documented exposure to nephrotoxins. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION: GENERAL: Mild respiratory distress at rest VITAL SIGNS: BP 168/84, HR 58, temperature 98.1. LUNGS: Worsening bibasilar crackles CARDIOVASCULAR: RRR, no MRGs. EXTREMITIES: Show worsening lower extremity edema. LABS: BU - ANSA 1 year post-thyroidectomy patient who had thyroid cancer is coming in for area imaging of the neck and chest to evaluate for metastases. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported for the nuclear medicine exam? a. 78013 b. 78015, 78020 c. 78014 d. 78015 - ANSA 16 year-old female was hit by a car while crossing a two-lane highway. She was taken to the hospital by ambulance. She was found to have an open wound of the left lower thigh, just above the knee and a displaced fracture of the left femoral neck. She was taken to the operating room within four hours of her injury. She was given general endotracheal anesthesia and was prepped and draped in sterile fashion. Debridement including excision of devitalized skin and muscle was performed on the lateral thigh. The area was approximately 15 sq cm. After debridement and thorough copious irrigation, the wound was closed with layer sutures and a dressing was applied and then covered with adhesiv [Show More]

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