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When to Refer Rheumatology Patients to Physical Therapy

Alicia Lovato PT, DPT  |  

Consider a physical therapist for your patients if they have difficulty adapting to a new disability, impaired range of motion or strength, a significant balance or gait disturbance, a history of falls, or mobility issues

Coding Corner Question: January

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Test your coding knowledge for identifying the determining factors for determining the level of risk in the medical decision making for a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.

Coding Corner Answer: January Coding Challenge

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Identifying multiple determining factors—including prescription drug management, drug therapy, and chronic illness with severe exacerbation, progression, or side effects to treatment—in determining the level of risk in the medical decision making for a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

Coding Corner Question: December

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Test your coding knowledge for an office visit by a 60-year-old patient with severe rheumatoid arthritis who has an adverse reaction to an infliximab infusion, requiring her IV to be flushed with saline and pushed with diphenhydramine.

Coding Corner Answer: December Coding Challenge

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Coding for an office visit by a patient with severe rheumatoid arthritis who experiences an adverse reaction to an infliximab infusion and has her IV flushed with saline and pushed with diphenhydramine.