ICD-10

“Mrs. Smith, your EKG is showing me that you are having a heart attack.” As I place my hand on her shoulder, “take a deep breath, I here now. I will not allow anything bad to happen.” Unfortunately, Mrs. Smith died on the way to the hospital and despite our exhaustive efforts, she could not be revived. The realization that some patients die regardless of the care rendered is something I have come to understand. Eight years in emergency medical services have taken me through the entire spectrum…

anesthesia. In order to pass this exam and obtain the certification, the student must earn a 70% or above. There are some books that have been approved to use as reference while taking the exam; for example: CPT Manual AMA Standard of Professional Edition, ICD-10-CM, and HCPCS Level II. I think the biggest challenge for me while taking the exam would be to remain calm and not concentrate on the time passing. I get very anxious with timed tests and the answers slip my mind no matter how easy the…

The Centers for Disease Control also known as the CDC is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC is a federal agency that conducts and supports health promotion, prevention and preparedness. They have a goal to improve overall health. The CDC identifies and defines preventable health problems and the help maintain active surveillance of diseases. They work 24 hours 7 days a week to protect American’s from health, safety threat, both foreign…

smart goals in their organization. That is to say they set goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely. For example, the implementing of the International Classification of Diseases ninth revision, Clinical Modification(ICD-9-CM) in 1979 and the inpatient prospective payment system accomplished by the His department in 1983, you will see that all these are smart goals because they motivate both the employees and the management as they give direction as to…

sufficiently often that they could be called a ‘disease’ or syndrome. This idea of Kraepelin in 1913, later-on, triggered the first classification of two though overlapping systems widely used today. They are the International Classification of Disease (ICD-10) which was published by the World Health Organisation in1987 and in currently used in the United Kingdom. The other is called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSMIV), published in 1994 and used in the United…

Introduction Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a world wide health problem resulting in one-fifth of unexpected deaths in the western world. Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is one of the life-threatening arrhythmias contributing to the increasing number of individuals needing urgent medical assistance (Wellens, Gorgels & Munter, 2013). The following case study will explore a complex critically ill patient who has suffered from a ventricular tachycardia (VT) and VF due to dilated left ventricle (LV)…

Overview Latex Allergy is a rare allergic reaction that affects a miniscule population of the United States. A latex allergy is usually a response by the immune system to either a protein in latex, or the latex itself. There are three types of latex allergies – two of which are non-life-threatening, and one that is. Definition and Facts Natural latex, usually referred to as rubber latex, is a tree-derived, natural rubber substance from the hevea brasiliensis from the Eurphorbiaceae family.…

condition occurred (Valerius, Bayes, & Newby, 2012, p. 115). The Index of Diseases and injuries along with the Index of External Causes of Morbidity, the Table of Neoplasms, and the Table of Drugs and Chemicals are also included in the Alphabetic Index of ICD-10. To provide quality care for patients, a practice must have an accurate billing and coding system. If the medical coding…

The CPC exam is the certified professional coder exam that is 150 questions covering the CPT book, ICD-10-CM, and HCPCS book as well as basic medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, guidelines and regulations. Passing this exam and obtaining your certification shows medical facilities and physicians that you have the experienced knowledge to handle claims for them. In order to get this certification you have to become a member of the AAPC which offers this certification. Two years of…

Brandon meets all the above criteria’s for GID as depicted in the movie. The International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) list three diagnostic criteria for Gender Identity Disorder and the case of Brandon Teena falls under the category of Trans sexualism: Trans sexualism has three criteria’s which are “the desire to live and be accepted as a member of the opposite…