What is a life prolonging declaration?

What will be an ideal response?

It is a living will that includes the declaration that the patient wishes to have all live saving procedures performed.

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Select the correct PCS codes: A) 0NJ04ZZ B) 0NJBXZZ C) 0RJ10ZZ D) 0RJ33ZZ

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When assigning codes to a newborn that was affected by maternal diabetes, which of the following is NOT true?

a. Assign code P70.0 to show the newborn is affected by GDM. b. Do not assign O24.419 to the newborn, even if he/she is affected by the GDM. c. When the mother has GDM, but the newborn is not affected, do not assign P70.0. d. A code from the endocrine chapter should be used to show that the newborn was affected by maternal GDM.

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