"Costochondritis" is a big word meaning "we don't think your chest pain is a heart attack but we want to use a big doctor word to impress you."
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Replying to @Toaster_Pastry
Naw, if we want to look smart we call it Tietze’s syndrome. Nobody can even spell it.
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Replying to @DrLovlie @Toaster_Pastry


had a student call it Tietze's. Couldn't help but cringe.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @fernandbteich @Toaster_Pastry
My EHR switches it to Tietze’s every time. And it switches ear rechecks to “condition other than metastatic cancer.” But that’s a topic for another time...
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Replying to @DrLovlie @Toaster_Pastry
Hahahaha i loathe "acute encephalopathy". Some people replace "delirium" with this horror.
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delirium is a symptom. acute toxic metabolic encephalopathy bills much much better- if you don’t use the latter the billing peeps will be on your ass.
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I know it's a billing issue but please show me where altered mental status or delirium are stated as the generic "acute encephalopathy" in books. Not talking about sophisticated "septic encephalopathy" or "hepatic encephalopathy". Generic unspecified AMS.
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well i can’t. it’s strictly a billing issue. if only “some people” are calling it encephalopathy then the rest are under billing, unfortunately.
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