Naveen Rachagolla
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Can someone audit this note for me...with 95 DGs
DATE OF VISIT: 03/28/XX
DX: Carcinoma of the colon, status post resection with 6 positive lymph nodes.
RX: Patient received adjuvant chemotherapy with Capecitabine 2 weeks on and 1 week off for approximately 6 months.
HX: The patient returns for follow-up. He received approximately 6 months of adjuvant treatment with Capecitabine 2 weeks on and 1 week off. His liver function tests became abnormal. (Location and Quality)This raised the question of recurrence of his cancer. However, on review, his alkophoserous was persistently elevated(Severity) from the beginning being 203 on 11/30/XX, 238 on 12/20/XX and 202 on 02/01/Xx and 02/19/Xx. This was not necessarily implied liver disease. He had an AST of 47 on 11/30/XX which rose to 194 on 12/20/XX, 104 on 02/01/XX and 44 WNL on 02/29/XX. ALT was 121 on 11/30/xx, 289 on 12/20/XX and 150 on 02/01/XX and 63 on 02/29/XX. (Timing)In the meantime his CEA has been normal at 2.1 on 11/30/XX and 1.5 on 02/29/XX. The rise and fall of liver function test is more consistent with acquired viral hepatitis, probably from his surgery although it could represent early metastatic disease, it is not entirely compatible with that. The normal CEA is definitely against that. To evaluate this further, a CT scan of the abdomen will be done next week. Otherwise the patient is doing well without weight loss, anorexia, bowel symptoms or breathing problems. The remainder of the ROS is unremarkable.
History is Detail ( HPI- Extended, ROS is Extended and Pertinent PFSH(Medical Hx)
PE: Constitutionals: Alert, middle-aged white male in no acute distress. WT: 161. TEMP: 98.3. P: 73. R: 18. BP: 138/69. Skin: Unremarkable. No icterus. Lymph nodes: No significant peripheral adenopathy. HEENT: Clear sclerae. Normal ENT exam. No mucositis. Neck: Supple. No JVD or thyroid abnormality. Lungs: Clear to P&A. Heart: Regular. No murmurs, gallops or rubs. Abdomen: Soft. Nontender. No organomegaly, mass or ascites. Extremities: No edema or focal bony tenderness. Neurologic: Alert and oriented without focal deficits.
Exam is Comprehensive ( Eight Organ Systems were Examined)
LAB STUDIES: As above.
A&P: Carcinoma of the colon, status post resection with positive lymph nodes. The patient received a 6 month course of adjuvant chemotherapy with Capecitabine. The patient had an elevation of liver function tests starting in late November and rising in December and February but subsiding by the end of February. By the end of February, the last values tested, transaminases were normal. His alk phos has been elevated throughout. His CEA has been normal throughout. This is most consistent with viral hepatitis, probably acquired at the time of his surgery from transfusions rather than recurrence of his colon cancer. He has a normal CEA. His liver function tests have returned to normal without intervention. Even if this was colon cancer which was responding favorably to Capecitabine, the elevation in transaminases between November 30th and December 20th would have suggested a resistance to Capecitabine which should not have resolved on Capecitabine. Therefore, the liver function tests are not likely compatible with metastatic disease. In addition, the CEA is not elevated. Therefore, I will conclude that there is a low probably of this being a metastatic disease and mostly this is viral hepatitis. However, to evaluate this further, CT scan of the abdomen will be obtained. The patient will have a CMP and CEA drawn today and will return to see me 23 days following the CT scan with results.
MDM is Moderate(New problem to the Examiner with no additional plan 3 points, Labs from Medicine sections 1 point and Risk is Moderate(undiagnosed new problem with uncertain prognosis)
I came up with level 99214
DATE OF VISIT: 03/28/XX
DX: Carcinoma of the colon, status post resection with 6 positive lymph nodes.
RX: Patient received adjuvant chemotherapy with Capecitabine 2 weeks on and 1 week off for approximately 6 months.
HX: The patient returns for follow-up. He received approximately 6 months of adjuvant treatment with Capecitabine 2 weeks on and 1 week off. His liver function tests became abnormal. (Location and Quality)This raised the question of recurrence of his cancer. However, on review, his alkophoserous was persistently elevated(Severity) from the beginning being 203 on 11/30/XX, 238 on 12/20/XX and 202 on 02/01/Xx and 02/19/Xx. This was not necessarily implied liver disease. He had an AST of 47 on 11/30/XX which rose to 194 on 12/20/XX, 104 on 02/01/XX and 44 WNL on 02/29/XX. ALT was 121 on 11/30/xx, 289 on 12/20/XX and 150 on 02/01/XX and 63 on 02/29/XX. (Timing)In the meantime his CEA has been normal at 2.1 on 11/30/XX and 1.5 on 02/29/XX. The rise and fall of liver function test is more consistent with acquired viral hepatitis, probably from his surgery although it could represent early metastatic disease, it is not entirely compatible with that. The normal CEA is definitely against that. To evaluate this further, a CT scan of the abdomen will be done next week. Otherwise the patient is doing well without weight loss, anorexia, bowel symptoms or breathing problems. The remainder of the ROS is unremarkable.
History is Detail ( HPI- Extended, ROS is Extended and Pertinent PFSH(Medical Hx)
PE: Constitutionals: Alert, middle-aged white male in no acute distress. WT: 161. TEMP: 98.3. P: 73. R: 18. BP: 138/69. Skin: Unremarkable. No icterus. Lymph nodes: No significant peripheral adenopathy. HEENT: Clear sclerae. Normal ENT exam. No mucositis. Neck: Supple. No JVD or thyroid abnormality. Lungs: Clear to P&A. Heart: Regular. No murmurs, gallops or rubs. Abdomen: Soft. Nontender. No organomegaly, mass or ascites. Extremities: No edema or focal bony tenderness. Neurologic: Alert and oriented without focal deficits.
Exam is Comprehensive ( Eight Organ Systems were Examined)
LAB STUDIES: As above.
A&P: Carcinoma of the colon, status post resection with positive lymph nodes. The patient received a 6 month course of adjuvant chemotherapy with Capecitabine. The patient had an elevation of liver function tests starting in late November and rising in December and February but subsiding by the end of February. By the end of February, the last values tested, transaminases were normal. His alk phos has been elevated throughout. His CEA has been normal throughout. This is most consistent with viral hepatitis, probably acquired at the time of his surgery from transfusions rather than recurrence of his colon cancer. He has a normal CEA. His liver function tests have returned to normal without intervention. Even if this was colon cancer which was responding favorably to Capecitabine, the elevation in transaminases between November 30th and December 20th would have suggested a resistance to Capecitabine which should not have resolved on Capecitabine. Therefore, the liver function tests are not likely compatible with metastatic disease. In addition, the CEA is not elevated. Therefore, I will conclude that there is a low probably of this being a metastatic disease and mostly this is viral hepatitis. However, to evaluate this further, CT scan of the abdomen will be obtained. The patient will have a CMP and CEA drawn today and will return to see me 23 days following the CT scan with results.
MDM is Moderate(New problem to the Examiner with no additional plan 3 points, Labs from Medicine sections 1 point and Risk is Moderate(undiagnosed new problem with uncertain prognosis)
I came up with level 99214
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