A 64-year-old male patient arrives at the hospital with acute renal failure (unspecified). The IV team is unable to gain access, so the surgical resident is called to obtain vascular access. The resident places a non-tunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter in the patient’s right subclavian vein. Code the diagnosis and procedure for this scenario

A 55 year old female presents to the outpatient clinic at the hospital for a follow up after her recent hospitalization for a hyperglycemia episode secondary to a UTI which was treated in the hospital, CKD. She has completed her antibiotic and is here for a recheck U/A. The patient reports that she thought that […]

A 19 year old female college student presents with a chief complaint of sleep disruption, intermittent headaches, and fatigue for the last 2 months. Which of the following is the least appropriate for the provider to perform during this clinical visit? Group of answer choices Complete physical exam Depression screening Detailed personal and social history […]

  Ryan, a 6 year-old male, was present in the emergency room with a four-day history of bloody diarrhea, thrombocytopenia, anemia, and elevated BUN and creatinine. On admission, significant laboratory findings include: Hb 10.5 g/dL Hct 31.6 % Platelets 45 × 109/L BUN 43 mg/dL Creatinine 2.46 mg/dL Lactate dehydrogenase 5455 U/L A stool culture […]