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week1 -TNS assignment

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1. A 23-month-old infant with a heart condition presented to the ED. The physician examined the infant and , after reviewing the patient's history of a heart condition, ordered a transport to a specialty cardiac hospital. This specialty hospital is 150 miles away from the current hospital. The physician accompanies the patient in the ambulance to monitor blood pressure and pulse oximetry and to review portable ECG tracings. It takes 1 hour and 44 minutes to transport the patient to the cardiac hospital

2. An 56-year-old established patient presents to her doctor's office with chest pain and shortness of breath. The doctor orders an ambulance to take the patient to the ED to be checked out. From the ED the patient is admitted for some …show more content…

The physician performs a problem focused history and physical examination with straightforward decision making 99201

19. A 21-year-old patient with a recent history of drug abuse is admitted to a rehab center for treatment. In the patient's second week of treatment, she complains of low back pain and is seen by the same physician who evaluated her medically upon admission. At this time, the physician documents a problem focused interval history, an expanded problem focused examination, and MDM of low complexity

20. A patient was in an automobile accident and is complaining of a minor headache and no other apparent injuries. History gathered from bystanders states that the patient was not wearing a seat belt and hit his head on the windshield. A 15-minute loss of consciousness was noted. The patient was then admitted for 24-hour observation to rule out head injury. A comprehensive history and exam are performed by the physician. The MDM is of moderate complexity.

21. Dr. Lewis treated an established patient in the office who complained of a 3-month history of fatigue and weight loss. An detailed history was performed, exam was detailed and MDM was high. What code would be used?

22. An office consultation is performed for a postmenopausal woman who is complaining of spotting in the past 6 months with right lower quadrant tenderness. A comprehensive history and physical are

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