Tommy Jones has a skin rash due to a reaction to medication taken that was prescribed by a physician. Describe how this would be coded. Do not list the specific codes


A code would be selected for the skin rash, and an E code would be selected to identify the external cause of the rash.

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Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

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Which of the following statements are true regarding a capnogram?

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