Two cases of ST Elevation with Terminal T-wave Inversion - do either, neither, or both need reperfusion?
Written by Pendell Meyers with edits by Steve SmithI was sent these 2 ECGs with no clinical information other than chest pain:Do either or both of these ECGs show ischemic changes? If so, what should you do and why?Let ' s take them one at a time.What would your response be?I responded: " Awesome classic benign T wave inversion! That ' s the patient ' s baseline normal variant. ... But if it were a good story with exertional syncope or something you ' d have to treat it like it could be HOCM, etc. Tell me more. "There is sinus rhythm with very large voltage and associated repolarization abnormalities. In V3-V6 there are cl...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - December 5, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
99215 CPT® Code Description, Progress Notes, RVU, Distribution.
This 99215 CPT® lecture reviews the procedure code definition, progress
note examples, RVU values, national distribution data and explains when
this code should be used in the hospital setting. CPT stands for Current
Procedural Terminology. This code is part of a family of medical
billing codes described by the numbers 99211-99215. CPT® 99215
represents the high (level 5) office or other outpatient established
office patient visit and is part of the Healthcare Common Procedure
Coding System (HCPCS). This procedure code lecture for established
office patient visits is part of a complete series of...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - September 10, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
99215 CPT ® Code Description, Progress Notes, RVU, Distribution.
This 99215 CPT ® lecture reviews the procedure code definition, progress note examples, RVU values, national distribution data and explains when this code should be used in the hospital setting. CPT stands for Current Procedural Terminology. This code is part of a family of medical billing codes described by the numbers 99211-99215. CPT ® 99215 represents the high (level 5) office or other outpatientestablished office patient visit and is part of the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS). This procedure code lecture for established office patient visits is part of a complete series of CPT ® le...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - September 10, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: The Happy Hospitalist Source Type: blogs
