Ronald is admitted for stenosis of his tracheostomy. He is a quadriplegic, C1-C4 secondary to spinal cord injury suffered in a diving accident. He has chronic respiratory failure and is maintained on mechanical ventilation. He undergoes revision of his tracheostomy.
Answer(s): C
Jennifer presents to the emergency department with severe chest pain and shortness of breath. Chest x-ray revealed a spontaneous pneumothorax. Jennifer also has acute bronchitis. The emergency department physician inserts a chest tube and Jennifer is admitted.
Answer(s): A
Dale is admitted with emphysematous nodules. He undergoes, without complication, a wedge resection of the right upper lobe. Dale developed atelectasis post-operatively that required monitoring with portable chest x-rays and extended his length of stay.
Agnes is admitted with cough, fever, and dysphagia. Chest x-ray shows infiltrates in both lower lobes. Sputum culture is positive for Staph aureus. Swallow study indicates that Agnes aspirates. Physician documents aspiration pneumonia and Staph aureus pneumonia. As a coder, you would assign codes for the following and with correct sequencing order.
Answer(s): D
This patient has pneumonia. She also has acute exacerbation of COPD.
Answer(s): B
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