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  2. Wegovy: Medicare Coverage Expands to Millions With Heart Disease

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    KFF said the heart-related approval for Wegovy applies to 7% of Medicare beneficiaries, or 3.6 million people, based on data from 2020. These are people with existing cardiovascular disease — a ...

  3. Talk:ICD-10 - Wikipedia

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    This page is exactly the same as List_of_ICD-10_codes, except the links don't go through. HoCkEy PUCK 01:54, 12 April 2007 (UTC) []. Reverse merge - I agree that the content is much better on the page List_of_ICD-10_codes and its subpages, but this is the more obvious title - since the subject itself is a list, I think it would be fine to have a short intro paragraph that explains what ICD-10 ...

  4. Diabetic cheiroarthropathy - Wikipedia

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    Diabetic cheiroarthropathy, also known as Diabetic stiff hand syndrome or limited joint mobility syndrome, is a cutaneous condition characterized by waxy, thickened skin and limited joint mobility of the hands and fingers, leading to flexion contractures, a condition associated with diabetes mellitus: 681 and it is observed in roughly 30% of diabetic patients with longstanding disease.

  5. High anion gap metabolic acidosis - Wikipedia

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    High anion gap metabolic acidosis is a form of metabolic acidosis characterized by a high anion gap (a medical value based on the concentrations of ions in a patient's serum). Metabolic acidosis occurs when the body produces too much acid, or when the kidneys are not removing enough acid from the body. Several types of metabolic acidosis occur ...

  6. MODY 3 - Wikipedia

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    MODY 3. MODY 3 or HNF1A-MODY is a form of maturity-onset diabetes of the young. It is caused by mutations of the HNF1-alpha gene, a homeobox gene on human chromosome 12. This is the most common type of MODY in populations with European ancestry, [1] accounting for about 70% of all cases in Europe. HNF1α is a transcription factor (also known as ...

  7. Proximal diabetic neuropathy - Wikipedia

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    Proximal diabetic neuropathy is a type of diabetic neuropathy characterized by muscle wasting, weakness, pain, or changes in sensation/numbness of the leg. It is caused by damage to the nerves of the lumbosacral plexus . Proximal diabetic neuropathy is most commonly seen people with type 2 diabetics. [1]

  8. Diabetic dermopathy - Wikipedia

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    Diabetic dermopathy is a type of skin lesion usually seen in people with diabetes mellitus. It is characterized by dull-red papules that progress to well-circumscribed, small, round, atrophic hyperpigmented skin lesions usually on the shins. It is the most common [1] : 540 [2] : 681 of several diabetic skin conditions, being found in up to 30% ...

  9. ICD coding for rare diseases - Wikipedia

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    The ICD coding for rare diseases is the International Classification of Diseases code used for the purpose of documenting rare diseases. It is important for health insurance reimbursement, administration, epidemiology, and research. Of the approximately 7,000 rare diseases, only about 500 have a specific code.