Articles, tagged with "biopsy", page 5
08th January 2011
Physicians use two tests - a physical exam of the prostate gland and the PSA blood test to discover prostate cancer in males prior to symptoms appearing. Nevertheless, even when a physician tests a male patient the tests do not amount to anything if the d...
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Author:
J. Hernandez
08th January 2011
One of the most difficult things for people to understand is the idea that several physicians may, over a period of several years, misdiagnose a family member’s cancer. It is even more difficult to see how specialists can not find the cancer. And yet this...
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Author:
J. Hernandez
06th January 2011
When coding for excessive blood loss, modifier 22 may not be that ally you are looking for. The answer may lie on more proper CPTs such as 43255 and critical care codes. Take cue from these two scenarios:
Think about endoscopy with injection as option...
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Author:
James Smith
04th January 2011
Athlete's foot, also known as ringworm of the foot and tinea pedis, is a fungal infection of the skin that causes scaling, flaking, and itch of affected areas. It is caused by fungi in the genus Trichophyton and is typically transmitted in moist areas whe...
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Author:
bcured
28th December 2010
When you are coding for excessive blood loss, modifier 22 may not be what you are looking for. The answer may depend on more appropriate CPTs such as 43255 and critical care codes.
Think about endoscopy with injection as option
Scenario 1:
The ph...
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Author:
James Smith
19th December 2010
Cancer in Your Pet?
For you, it may be unthinkable, but reality says that your pet, just like any other, can be a victim of canine cancer. Animals can get different forms of cancer, just like humans. These various forms of dog cancer range in their ef...
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Author:
Ricardo Lumbardo
19th December 2010
What would you do if you discovered that you had prostate cancer? How would you react if you then additionally discovered that the cancer was advanced rendering it, at the present time, not curable? And what would you do if you then learned that your doct...
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Author:
J. Hernandez
19th December 2010
Physicians typically utilize two tests to test male patients for prostate cancer. The thought is to diagnose the cancer in the beginning stages while treatment is likely to cure the cancer instead of waiting until the cancer progresses and spreads at whic...
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Author:
J. Hernandez
19th December 2010
Coordinating the care of a patient could literally make the difference between life and death. The inovolvement of several physicians in the treatment of the patient includes the possibility that some physicians might have critical information that ought ...
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Author:
J. Hernandez
15th December 2010
As technology puts a new chapter in today’s generation, dentistry does not want to be left out. The field of dentistry continuously emerges to provide people with solutions to different dental problems. Laser dentistry is just one of them. In Chicago, man...
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Author:
Joel Jackson
13th December 2010
Thanks to modern medical science, we know that for some reason, acne follicles tend to overproduce cells, which in turn stick together and cause a clogged pore and ensuing zit. But why does this happen? Scientists have performed very few studies in an att...
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Author:
Jim
08th December 2010
Mesothelioma is usually a life-threatening disease that generally occurs anywhere from twenty to fifty or more years after a person has been exposed to asbestos fibers. Although most people who come down with the disease either breathed in or swallowed ...
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Author:
Wendy Moyer
06th December 2010
Hair thinning is a common problem affecting both men and women in the world , at an alarming rate. Hair loss effects the psychological as well as the physical well being witch affects an individuals self esteem as well as will cause depression with the pa...
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Author:
DR Moser
01st December 2010
Oral cancer can be treated through radiation therapy, chemotherapy or surgery. One or more of these combinations could be used on a patient. As for any stage of oral cancer, patients will require treatment to reduce and control the pain and relieve therap...
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Author:
Fred Small
30th November 2010
When individuals call attorneys with regards to a cancer lawsuit, people virtually always wish to begin by talking about what the physician did wrong. However this is merely one issue that an attorney must consider when assessing a potential case. There a...
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Author:
J. Hernandez