When an inpatient admission is for treatment of a complication resulting from surgery or other medical care, the complication code is sequenced as the __________ diagnosis.
a. comorbid
b. complication
c. principal
d. secondary
Question 2
Even though treatment may not have been carried out during an inpatient stay due to unforeseen circumstances, the condition which, after study, occasioned the admission to the hospital is sequenced as the __________ diagnosis.
a. comorbid
b. complication
c. principal
d. secondary
Hydronephrosis and hydroureter resulting from a stone in the ureter.
Herniated disk. A herniated disk is a protrusion of the disk’s gelatinous center, called the nucleus
A child in an orphanage in Juba, Sudan. The treatment of this child is likely to affect his ability ...
Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
SSRIs block the reuptake of serotonin into nerve terminals, resulting in increased serotonin levels.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber Used in the Treatment of Decompression Illness