Consciousness for about minute

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John, a 22-year-old male, told Dr. Paulson that he hit his head at work, hard. His buddy stated that John had lost consciousness for about a minute. Dr. Paulson orders an MRI of the patient's brain and an x-ray of his skull. Then, John mentioned that he hurt his shoulder when he fell, so Dr. Paulson added an x-ray of the left shoulder. Radiologist's report confirms a brain concussion, and shoulder image was negative. Dx: Brain concussion. Px: E/M, Brain MRI, X-ray Skull, X-ray Shoulder.

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