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Pulmonary Embolism:

4 Golden Rules Show You How To Breathe Easy When Reporting Septic Embolisms

Published on Thu Dec 24, 2015

The presence or absence of this added complication virtually decides your diagnosis. Facing the task of reporting pulmonary embolism can be confusing if you don’t arm yourself with the right information. You know you should distinguish between an old and acute clot, use the code as the secondary diagnosis and choose a primary diagnosis based on the disease’s origin, but [...]
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