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Report a Surgical Wound Exam During a High BP Follow-Up

Published on Wed Jul 23, 2025

Question: I have a report from a follow-up encounter between a patient and their primary care physician (PCP). The patient recently went to the emergency department (ED) for high blood pressure (BP). The note also mentions that the patient recently had a pilonidal cyst removed. The surgeon left the wound open so it could drain and heal from the inside [...]
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