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Know To Choose the Principal Diagnosis In Spondylolysthesis With MI

Published on Fri Oct 10, 2014

Question: A patient was admitted for the treatment of spondylolysthesis. Immediately following his admission as an inpatient, he suffered a massive heart attack, which became the first treatment priority of the physicians. In this case, how does one report the principal diagnosis? Alabama Subscriber Answer: You may have difficulty differentiating between the “principal diagnosis” and the most significant “additional diagnosis.” The uniform [...]
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