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23 Cards in this Set
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late effect |
usually an inactive, residual effect or condition produced after the acute portion of an injury or illness has passed
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infectious conditions
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There are no late effect E codes for
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residual condition first, cause second
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What 2 codes are needed & in what order when coding late effects of infectious conditions?
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acute
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a condition with a rapid & short cause
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and
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can mean either “and” or “or” when it is in the code description
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brackets
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symbols to enclose synonyms, alternate wording, or explanatory phrases
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chronic
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a condition that develops slowly & lasts a long time
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code first
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note in the tabular list written in italics requiring underlying disease if reported first
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E codes
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codes reported to identify how an injury occurred & the location of where it occurred
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first
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E codes are never sequenced
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etiology
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cause of the disease
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essential modifiers
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subterms that are listed below the main term in the alphabetical order, & are indented
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excludes
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note in the tabular list to indicate the terms listed are to be reported with a code from another category
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includes
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note in the tabular list under a three digit code title to define further, or to give an example of the contents of the category
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nonessential modifiers
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subterms that follow the main term & are enclosed in parentheses; they can clarify the diagnosis but are not required
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parentheses
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symbol to enclose supplementary words that may be present or absent in the statement of a disease or procedure, without affecting the code number to which it is assigned
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septicemia
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a systemic isease associated with microorganisms or toxins in the blood
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sepsis
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whole body inflammatory state; generally refers to SIRS that is due to an infection
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severe sepsis
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sepsis with associated acute organ dysfunction
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slanted brackets
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symbol to indicate multiple codes are required
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unspecified
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codes used when the information in the medical record is not available for coding more specifically
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V codes
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codes used to describe circumstances or conditions that could influence patient care
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with
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means “associated with” or “due to” in a code title in the alphabetical index or an instructional note in the tabular list |