An instruction note at the beginning of Chapter 7 directs coders to:
a. code also….
b. use an external cause code….
c. code first….
d. code any underlying disease….
Answer: b
You might also like to view...
Babies from birth to 1 month of age are called:
A) Neonates. B) Infants. C) Fetuses. D) Children.
Which of the following is NOT a sign or symptom of an allergic reaction involving the skin?
A) Flushing B) Hives C) Cyanosis D) Itching
Of the following patients, which injury is the highest priority to receive bag-valve-mask ventilations?
A) 25-year-old female victim of battery who is awake but complains of a headache and has bloody fluid draining from her nose and left ear B) 70-year-old male who struck his head when he fell in the parking lot, has a large laceration on his forehead, and is disoriented C) 25-year-old male who regained consciousness one or two minutes after being struck on the head by a baseball bat and is now asking repetitive questions D) 15-year-old female who was ejected from a vehicle, struck her head on a tree, and displays decerebrate movements in response to painful stimuli
Which of the following occurs when edema of the extremity reaches a point at which nervous function and circulation to the remainder of the extremity are compromised as a result of being compressed?
A) Capillary bleeding B) Liquefaction necrosis C) Compartment syndrome D) External bleeding