Remove Aortic Remove Bicuspid/Mitral Remove Nursing
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Staten Island University Hospital's Cardiothoracic Program Achieves Prestigious STS Three-Star Quality Ratings

DAIC

It evaluates performance in five surgical categories, including isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), isolated aortic valve replacement (AVR) surgery, CABG + AVR surgery, isolated mitral valve repair/replacement (MVRR), and CABG + mitral valve replacement/repair surgery (CABG + MVRR).

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2023 STS Coding Workshop

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

hours total) Joseph Turek, MD, Jeffrey P. hours total) Richard Freeman, MD and John A. hours) Session 7: (1.75 Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:  Identify new CPT codes, updates, and payment policies affecting cardiothoracic surgery coding for 2023.

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Critical Left Main

EMS 12-Lead

David Didlake Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Firefighter / Paramedic (ret) @DidlakeDW Expert commentary and peer review by Dr. Steve Smith [link] @smithECGBlog A 57 y/o Female with PMHx HTN, HLD, DM, and current use of tobacco products, presented to the ED with chest discomfort. Aortic Stenosis f. This results in Type I MI. g/dL, WBC 7.4

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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

EMS 12-Lead

David Didlake Firefighter / Paramedic Acute Care Nurse Practitioner @DidlakeDW Peer review and commentary by Dr. Steve Smith [link] @SmithECGblog It is early-summer, approximately 1330 hours, no cloud cover overhead, and 86 degrees with high humidity. A 59 y/o Female calls 911 for crushing chest discomfort and difficulty breathing.