75-year-old patient is brought to the emergency department (ED) after a fall while going down the stairs to his basement. He said that he just “missed” the edge of the stairs, and his foot slipped. He was wearing slippers and his glasses at the time. The lighting was dim, and he said he was tired. […]

An 85-year-old patient comes to the clinic for a routine checkup. As part of the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit, you ask him if he has had any falls. He reports that he had two falls over the past year, slipping once on a wet floor and tripping once on a throw rug. He reports no […]

A 45 year old female complained of fatigue and underwent a laboratory blood test that revealed T3 and T4 levels. The patient underwent a fine-needle aspiration biopsy of her thyroid as an outpatient. The patient experienced minimal blood loss and was discharged home at the conclusion of the procedure. ICD-10-CM code: R53.83, additional second dx […]

Case 2 A 46-year-old Caucasian woman presents to the clinic complaining of breast pain. The patient state the pain is intermittent, in the right breast, the pain is sharp and has a burning sensation. She rates the pain as 7/10 at it worst. The patient states the pain sometimes interferes with her sexual activity. She […]

A 54-year-old man of Asian ancestry presents with the following hemogram: Hb=11.6 g/dL (12-14) (116 g/L [120-140]) Hct=37% (42-48%) (0.37 proportion [0.42-0.48]) MCHC=24 g/dL (31-37) (260 g/L [310-370]) MCV=64 fL (80-96) RDW=14% (11%-15%) RBC=6.6 million/mm3 (4.7-6.1) These findings are most consistent with: QID: 4411167Mark For Review Folate deficiency. Acute blood loss. Alpha thalassemia minor. Iron […]