A patient was discharged from the acute care hospital with a final diagnosis of bronchial asthma. As the coder reviews t

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A patient was discharged from the acute care hospital with a final diagnosis of bronchial asthma. As the coder reviews the record, she notes that the patient was described as having prolonged and intractable wheezing, airway obstruction that was not relieved by bronchodilators and the lab values showed decreased respiratory function. The coder queried the physician to determine whether the code for ________ is appropriate to be added to the final diagnoses.

A. acute and chronic bronchitis
B. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
C. respiratory failure
D. status asthmaticus