Job Duties. Echo technicians are responsible for preparing patients and diagnostic equipment for imaging procedures. They also explain procedures to patients. After positioning the patient, an echo tech applies gel that aids in sound transmission to the patient's skin before using the diagnostic equipment to create images of the patient's heart.
How the ICD Is Put into the Body. The ICD is usually implanted on the left side of your chest. Implantation does not require open heart surgery (your chest will not be opened). During implantation: An incision is made in the skin below the collarbone.This creates a âpocketâ to hold the ICD.ow the ICD Is Put into the Body. The ICD is usually implanted on the left side of your chest. Implantation does not require open heart surgery (your chest will not be opened). During implantation: An incision is made in the skin below the collarbone.
Assign the appropriate ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS diagnosis and procedure codes. CHIEF COMPLAINT: Shoulder pain, fever SCENARIO: A 65-year-old patient presents to the emergency room with right shoulder pain and fever. The patient is five days status post steroid injection of preservative-free Methylprednisolone Acetate 80 mg/ml for shoulder pain and immobility due to localized primary glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis with chronic adhesive capsulitis.