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Choose the Correct Level for This Hospital Consult

Published on Tue Jan 23, 2024

Question: I’m trying to code a hospital consult and am struggling with the medical decision making (MDM). The CC is eye discharge. In the assessment, the physician noted preseptal cellulitis OS and bacterial conjunctivitis OU OS > OD; no signs of orbital cellulitis at this time. The plan was to start Doxy 100mg BID PO and polymyxin/ bacitracin ointment TID OU [...]
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