For an inpatient case, when a symptom is followed by contrasting/comparative diagnoses, the symptom code is sequenced first, and _________.

A patient was admitted to the hospital with disturbed coordination and weakness of his extremities to rule out multiple sclerosis. Electromyography and other tests were performed, but at discharge multiple sclerosis had not been positively confirmed nor ruled out. The physician documented the following final diagnoses: rule out multiple sclerosis, muscular incoordination, muscular weakness, and fatigue. The principal diagnosis code is __________.

Which specializes in treating individuals with mental health diagnoses?

Which concentrates on a particular population of patients or diseases?

Which is published by the AMA and used to classify procedures and services in an outpatient setting?

What is required under the HIPAA “administrative simplification” provision?

The judgment, opinion, or evaluation made by the health care provider would be found in the __________ portion of a problem-oriented SOAP note.

BONUS: Explain why anti-fungal medications may be less prevalent than anti-bacterial medications.

BONUS: Is a disease communicable during the convalescent period?

Students suffering from Kingstonpox show symptomatic periods marked by the presence of detectable virus followed by symptom-free periods absent of detectable quantities of virus before the next recurrence. Based upon this description, Kingstonpox is most likely a(n):