Discussion: Rheumatoid Arthritis

Discussion: Rheumatoid Arthritis

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. A 61-year-old female patient is seen for a complaint of

severe heartburn, lightheadedness, skin reddening, and

shortness of breath. The physician renders a diagnosis of

GERD, sickle cell anemia, lymphangitis, and diaphragmatic

paralysis. What code(s) should be assigned?

ICD-10: __________________________________________

2. A 37-year-old patient comes in complaining of swollen

joints and headaches. The physician’s diagnosis is SLE.

The patient also has rheumatoid arthritis and asthma

with status asthmaticus. What code(s) are assigned?

ICD-10: __________________________________________

3. A 52-year-old patient is seen for mouth pain, knee pain,

and fluid buildup in the chest. The physician renders a

diagnosis of pulp degeneration, old disruption of the posterior

cruciate ligament, and pleural effusion. The

physician also performed a chest tube insertion (draining

the right pleural cavity with a drainage device using a

percutaneous approach) prior to diagnosing the patient’s

pleural effusion. What diagnosis and procedure code(s)

are assigned?

ICD-10: __________________________________________

4. A 30-year-old male is admitted to the hospital with

lymphadenitis, acute lymphoid leukemia in relapse, and

von Willebrand disease. What code(s) are reported?

ICD-10: __________________________________________

5. A 47-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle accident.

He was driving on the highway when his car

collided with another vehicle. He was brought to the hospital

with a lower arm injury. The physician obtained an

x-ray of the arm and, after careful review and interpretation

of the x-ray, rendered a diagnosis of lower arm

fracture. The physician repaired the arm fracture using

open reduction and internal fixation (reposition of the

right radius with internal fixation using a percutaneous

endoscopic approach). What diagnosis and procedure

code(s) are reported?

ICD-10: __________________________________________

Review each of the following medical coding scenarios. Assign

the CPT code for the services and procedures indicated in

each scenario.

1. A 48-year-old male patient comes to the emergency room

with complaints of GERD. The physician performs a

laparoscopic fundoplasty with a Collis gastroplasty. What

CPT code(s) should be assigned?

CPT: _________________________________________________

2. A 40-year-old female patient is diagnosed with cervical

cancer. She also complains about difficulty breathing.

She is admitted to the hospital, where the physician

begins to perform a bronchoscopy after anesthesia

administration. However, the procedure is discontinued

due to unforeseen complications. Later the same day, a

bilateral cervical lymphadenectomy is performed to

address the patient’s cervical cancer. What CPT code(s)

are assigned?

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ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

• Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
• Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
• One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
• I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

• Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
• In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
• Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
• Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

APA Format and Writing Quality

• Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
• Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
• I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

Use of Direct Quotes

• I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
• As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
• It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

LopesWrite Policy

• For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
• Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
• Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
• Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

Late Policy

• The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
• Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
• If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
• I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
• As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

Communication

• Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
  • Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
  • Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.