A progressive neurological disorder, dementia is a common and severe cause of disability among older people. Dementia is characterized by a group of symptoms associated with deterioration in memory or other thinking skills. As there are different types of dementia,...
The warm summer weather that everybody was waiting for has arrived. But with outdoor activity, travelling, and summer sports comes an increased number of falls, making this the time when orthopedists see many broken bones or fractures. Pediatric orthopedists treat...
An aneurysm is the abnormal bulging of a vessel, usually caused by a congenital or acquired weakness or thinning of the vessel wall. The abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is the abnormal dilatation of the lower part of the aorta. AAA repair is one of the many procedures...
Cerebrovascular disease is a condition that causes temporary or permanent block of blood flow in the brain. Stroke is a type of cerebrovascular disorder. According to the Internet Stroke Center, stroke causes more than 140,000 deaths each year in the US, and the...
Our medical coding company keeps track of updates to medical codes in order to help physicians ensure accurate billing of claims. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the ICD-10 code changes for 2019 on June 11, 2018. There are 473 code...
