You have taken your first dental image on your patient. The…
You have taken your first dental image on your patient. The contrast is high and you are looking for periodontal disease. You are using a DC machine and you have control of your settings. You have a 60- to 70-kV range and a 6- to 8-mA range. You had the kV set at 60, the mA set at 7, and the impulses set at 6/100. While leaving all other settings the same, which setting would you adjust to create better contrast for detecting periodontal disease?
Read DetailsA patient presented with blood in the stool. A colonoscopy s…
A patient presented with blood in the stool. A colonoscopy showed a lesion in the transverse colon positive for adenocarcinoma. The patient had a colectomy, and the pathology report was read as: Grade 3 adenocarcinoma penetrating the serosa and extending into the gallbladder. Eight regional lymph nodes were examined, and none showed evidence of metastases (0/8). What is the Topography code? What is the Summary Stage 2018 code?
Read DetailsPatient is a white male who presented to his primary care ph…
Patient is a white male who presented to his primary care physician for a routine physical. He was treated for colon cancer six years ago. A sigmoid colon resection was performed, with several nodes involved. He has no evidence of disease at this time. His PSA on 2/1/2025 was 15.00 and a mass was felt in the left lobe of the prostate. He was referred to my office for an ultrasound-guided biopsy on 2/15/2025, which was positive for adenocarcinoma. Work-up on 2/18/2025 consisted of the XR and bone scan, both negative. On exam, a firm mass van be felt in the left lobe of the prostate. He was taken to the OR on 3/1/2025 for a radical prostatectomy. Pathology Report: Summary: Multifocal adenocarcinoma, Gleason score 5 in the left lobe. The carcinoma extends into the left seminal vesicle, no disease in the right. The largest mass is 1.5cm with smaller areas of cancer,
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