Describe the content of Chapter 16, "Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions," of the ICD-9-CM


Chapter 16 classifies abnormal results of laboratory or other investigative procedures, signs, symptoms, and ill-defined conditions in which no diagnosis classified elsewhere within the ICD-9-CM is recorded.

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a. True b. False

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What is the Unborn Victims of Violence Act?

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A mandatory process required by state governments that allows one to practice a profession in that state is:

A. registration. B. licensure. C. certification. D. accreditation.

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