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NguyenJ

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Tommy Jones was hospitalized, and the discharge diagnosis recorded for his case is meningitis due to Lyme disease. The correct code(s) for this case is (are) _____.
 a. A69.20 b. A69.20, G03.9
  c. G03.9 d. A69.21

Question 2

If the documentation is not clear as to whether acute respiratory failure and another condition are equally responsible for the admission, the acute respiratory failure is always sequenced first.
 a. True
  b. False
 Indicate whether the statement is true or false



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

False



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