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nursemegan nursemegan
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Question 1.

When coding anxiety disorders, what should you do if the chart documentation does not include the specific type of anxiety disorder?



▸ use your best judgment based on the history

▸ ask the patient about her symptoms

▸ use zero as the fifth digit

▸ query the physician

Question 2.

When a patient has a mental disorder (condition A) that caused another problem (condition B), you should



▸ code condition A first

▸ code condition B first

▸ assign codes in numeric order

▸ assign codes depending on severity of conditions
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Good timing, thanks!
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