To code the diagnosis "delirium due to chronic alcohol use," the coder would first reference which term in the Alphabetic Index?
A) alcohol use
B) chronic alcohol use
C) delirium
D) delirium, chronic
C
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a. Protrusion b. Contusion c. Prolapse d. Sequestration
What are alcohols?
a. Organic compounds that are derived by substituting one or more hydrogen atoms in the hydrocarbon molecule with the hydroxy group (—OH) b. An atom or group of atoms that substitutes for the hydrogen atom in a hydrocarbon c. An atom or group of atoms that substitutes for the hydrogen atom in a acid d. None of these
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A) Salmonella infection B) Shigella infection C) whooping cough D) Cryptococcus infection