Due to the high risk of CTDs among dental hygienists, it is becoming easier to obtain a disability policy through all major insurance plans

Vickie, 37 years old, was recently diagnosed with relapsing/remitting MS. She is seeing an ophthalmologist because of problems with her vision. She has had some episodes of double vision and wants to find out if it is related to the MS. After completing a thorough eye exam and taking a detailed medical history, Vickie is diagnosed with bilateral internuclear ophtalmoplegia. The ophthalmologist

said the condition is directly related to the MS and told Vickie to continue on her present treatment regimen. She expects the double vision will fluctuate along with the other MS symptoms. Dx: Internuclear ophthalmoplegia First-listed diagnosis: ________ Secondary diagnoses: ________ Fill in the blank with correct word.

Of the following, which is not a reason that the United States did not implement ICD-10 at the time other countries did?

A. unknown whether ICD-10 would meet the needs of the United States B. increased training needs C. costly to convert from one coding system to the other D. decision whether ICD-10 or CPT would be used to code diagnoses