The nature of a patient's illness is MOST often determined by:
A. the patient's chief complaint.
B. asking a family member.
C. your general impression of the patient.
D. repeated calls to the patient's home.
Answer: A. the patient's chief complaint.
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Refer to your ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines I.C.4.b.i which states: For postpancreatectomy diabetes mellitus (lack of insulin due to the surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas), assign code ________, Postprocedural hypoinsulinemia.
A. E89.5 B. E89.1 C. E89.4 D. E89.0
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