Coding Tip of the Month – July 2019

Release of a Coronary Artery With a myocardial bridge, part of a coronary artery dips into and underneath the heart muscle and then comes back out again. For the most part, a myocardial bridge is harmless. Patients with a myocardial bridge have it from birth, and most never know they have the condition. However, some…

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Monthly CDI Discussion – Complex Pneumonia

Topic: Complex Pneumonia Scenario: 82 yr. old female admitted from her skilled nursing facility with complaints of chest pain, SOB and cough with yellow mucus. Hx of COPD, on continuous O2 at 2L with recent hospital discharge for exacerbation, CVA with dysphagia. Assessment, patient noted with wheezing, rhonchi with mild dyspnea. VS: temp 99.2, HR…

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