Select the appropriate diagnostic code using an ICD-9-CM code book for the diagnostic statements given in the following questions
Early cirrhosis of the liver and acute hepatitis due to chronic alcoholism. The patient is being admitted to treat the cirrhosis and hepatitis.
571.2, 571.1, 303.90
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A. Decreasing reliance on fire streams B. Decrease costs of fireground operations C. Reducing potential extreme fire behavior D. Reducing need for interior fire operations
A cast change for a cast on the left foot is reported with code __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Signs or symptoms are not usually sequenced as a principal diagnosis.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A burn patient has full-thickness burns to the fronts of both legs and the entire left arm. The front of the patient's right arm has superficial burns. Using the rule of nines, the EMT should estimate what percentage of the patients' body has been burned?
A. 32% B. 36% C. 27% D. 45%