AMA CPT® Assistant - 1993 Issue 1 (January)

Crohn's Disease Treated with Hyperalimentation (Spring 1993)

Spring 1993 pages 5-11 Case-by-Case Crohn's Disease Treated with Hyperalimentation A 22-year-old female, Betsy Jones, came to Dr. Smith's office with her parents; her chief complaint was severe diarrhea. This was the first time Dr. Smith provided services to Betsy, although her parents were established patients of his. Betsy had not seen any other physician for her current problem. Betsy's diarrhea began one year ago, and has progressed to five to seven semi-formed to watery stools per day, accompanied by mid-abdominal crampy pain. Over the last two months, there has been a decrease in appetite and a 20-pound weight...

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