Define autolytic debridement
What will be an ideal response?
Autolytic debridement is the use of a moist, warm wound environment to allow endogenous enzymes to digest necrotic material.
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Inability to resist an impulse to perform some act that is harmful to oneself or others, such as pathological gambling, stealing (kleptomania), setting fires (pyromania), or having violent rages, is an example of which category of mental disorder?
A. Personality disorder B. Mood disorder C. Impulse control disorder D. Schizophrenia
ICD-10-CM requires coders to determine the weeks of gestation for pregnant women. Which of the following is TRUE in regards to the impact this might have on diagnosis abstracting?
A) It will require querying the physician if the documentation is not specific enough. B) Coders will need to search the documentation further for the weeks of gestation. C) Coders will have to develop a new methodology. D) Both B and C.
Patients with ____________________ as their primary carrier are responsible for 20% of the allowed amount if they do not have a supplemental insurance plan
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word