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Fancy a Code for Bird Fancier’s Lung

Published on Thu Nov 11, 2021

Question: A patient arrived at our ED with inflammation of the lungs, and was experiencing pain while breathing. He also had dry cough, chills, and a fever. The patient keeps and raises parakeets and pigeons as a hobby. After chest X-rays, the ED physician diagnosed the patient with bird fancier’s lung. How should we report this? Pennsylvania Subscriber Answer: Bird [...]
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