Found diagnosis of 255.10 from 7-19-05 ... the day was 93º and 7-21 was 91º

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Hi all,

It would seem to me some one (my doctors); would say something <<TO ME>>!!. I would expect my local doctors to tell me something instead of hiding what Dr Gutkin said/wrote. I just found his bill and the code was 255.10. He wrote a letter to my doctors saying one thing ... possible secondary PA, and now I see this code. I know he wrote my (4 doctors in this one group). I think he got no response considering I know he called them (I presume) and faxed them AND sent a certified letter ... I again presume. He wrote a letter to my doctors who did nothing, and said nothing to me!! A lot of things are not right. I have years of diagnosis where it was always 4.01. With my unusual GI issure -- who knows. It is my humble opinion that labs results were always kinda off.

On the day I saw him back in July 2005, it was in the middle of a longh heatwave. We had 8 days over 90 and 2days in the high 80's. All in a ten day period.

He also wrote two other codes: 99245 and 93000. I will look them up next.

I suspect my labs were off due to extreme heat that day. I was sweating buckets and felt really sick. Personally, I think Dr. Gutkin freaked my doctors. Or not. Caro.

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Here is what the code page said: I just found the diagnosis sheet that says 255.10. I had to look up the ICD9 code and was surprised to see

QUESTION: CAN SEVERE SWEATING, DEHYDRATION RAISE YOUR LABS TO LOOK LIKE PA? Note that EDS (Ethers-Danlos Syndrome is a congential dehydration disorder -- among other things).

255.1 Hyperaldosteronism

255.10 Primary aldosteronism

Aldosteronism NOS

Hyperaldosteronism, unspecified

Excludes:

Conn's syndrome (255.12)

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In a message dated 12/30/06 5:54:32 PM, CDillardda@... writes:

   QUESTION: CAN SEVERE SWEATING, DEHYDRATION RAISE YOUR LABS TO LOOK LIKE PA? Note that EDS (Ethers-Danlos Syndrome is a congential dehydration disorder -- among other things).

No it would look like secondary aldosteronism as Dr. Conn reported before he discovered Conn's Syndrome.

May your pressure be low!

Clarence E. Grim, B.S., M.S., M.D.

Specializing in Difficult to Control High Blood Pressure

and the Physiology and History of Survival During

Hard Times and Heart Disease today.