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nenivikky

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on: Jun 25, 2018
For insurance purposes, what should an abstract of a patient's chart include?

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Julianne was admitted to the hospital after having a seizure. While working to determine the cause of her seizure, her physicians discovered that she was also suffering from hypertension. The presence of two simultaneous conditions such as Julianne is experiencing is known as
 A) comorbidity.
  B) malignancy.
  C) morbidity.
  D) transference.


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nicoleclaire22

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The abstract (summary) should include such information as the patient's name, address, birth date, height, weight, marital status, social history, objective findings based on the physical examination, laboratory results, x-ray findings, diagnosis and prognosis, and anticipated further treatment.

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nenivikky

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Excellent

ricroger

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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