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    GALLBLADDER ULTRASOUND: Examination was technically difficult with some limitations due to overlying leads. Large right pleural effusion identified. Gallbladder is visualized. No obvious gallstones or gallbladder wall thickening. Only short portions of the common

    WEEK 3 TEST 3020


    Question 1


    RADIOLOGY REPORT


    LOCATION: Hospital, Outpatient


    PATIENT: Dan Diel


    ORDERING PHYSICIAN: Daniel G. Olanka, MD


    ATTENDING/ADMIT PHYSICIAN: Daniel G. Olanka, MD


    RADIOLOGIST: Morton Monson, MD


    PERSONAL PHYSICIAN: Ronald Green, MD


    EXAMINATION: Gallbladder ultrasound.


    CLINICAL SYMPTOMS: Increased bilirubin.


    GALLBLADDER ULTRASOUND: Examination was technically difficult with some limitations due to overlying leads. Large right pleural effusion identified. Gallbladder is visualized. No obvious gallstones or gallbladder wall thickening. Only short portions of the common hepatic duct and common bile duct are visualized. Common hepatic duct measures 3.6 mm, and common bile duct measures 5.2 mm. These values are within normal limits. There is limited assessment of the liver, which is grossly unremarkable.


    IMPRESSION: Gallbladder ultrasound with limitations as discussed above. Grossly unremarkable sonographic appearance of the gallbladder. No obvious dilatation of the common duct. Large right pleural effusion identified.


    Identify the correct diagnosis (ICD-9-CM) code(s) for the above scenario?


    ICD-9-CM: __________

    0  Views: 1385 Answers: 2 Posted: 11 years ago
    Ducky

    Moderator
    I truly hope that this is just a "scenario" since you have posted doctors names and a patient name. This is a world wide question and answer forum!!! Use "Comment this question", right below my response if you want to request that this all be removed from here.

    2 Answers

    Well I read all that, something is broken! Send the patient to Radiology, we need a MRI-CMT-BDU and an IRS,  ASAP!  I want the results on my desk no later than 0600 tomorrow or heads are going to roll! 


    Thank you


    Dr. Quack

    bustieone

    Well done, or we can sue using the Three Stooge Lawyers, cannot think of their names, but it was clever..
    Vinny

    Dewey, Screw'em and Howe
    bustieone

    That's it! Stooges rule...

    Answer 511.9 (pleural effusion)

    Colleen

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    This is a question and answer forum. We do not need your homework assignment or the answer. Post this to your course webpage.


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