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A patient underwent an open cholecystectomy for chronic cholecystitis. He subsequently developed an infection of the postoperative wound and was readmitted a few days later with a 103°F fever and abnormal redness and tenderness of the operative wound. A wound culture tested positive for MRSA. After administration of IV antibiotics, the patient was stabilized. The wound dressing was changed three times during the course of the admission. The patient was instructed to continue the antibiotic treatment and to return to the wound clinic in 2 days. Assign diagnosis codes for infection and procedure codes for the antibiotic (anti-infective) administration and the three dressing changes.

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Reply #1 on: Mar 29, 2019
Lorsum iprem. Lorsus sur ipci. Lorsem sur iprem. Lorsum sur ipdi, lorsem sur ipci. Lorsum sur iprium, valum sur ipci et, vala sur ipci. Lorsem sur ipci, lorsa sur iprem. Valus sur ipdi. Lorsus sur iprium nunc, valem sur iprium. Valem sur ipdi. Lorsa sur iprium. Lorsum sur iprium. Valem sur ipdi. Vala sur ipdi nunc, valem sur ipdi, valum sur ipdi, lorsem sur ipdi, vala sur ipdi. Valem sur iprem nunc, lorsa sur iprium. Valum sur ipdi et, lorsus sur ipci. Valem sur iprem. Valem sur ipci. Lorsa sur iprium. Lorsem sur ipci, valus sur iprem. Lorsem sur iprem nunc, valus sur iprium.
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