When a patient is admitted in respiratory failure due to a chronic nonrespiratory condition,
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:17 pm
When a patient is admitted in respiratory failure due to a chronic nonrespiratory condition,
A. the respiratory failure is the principal diagnosis.
B. the chronic nonrespiratory problem is the principal diagnosis.
C. only the respiratory failure is coded.
D. only the chronic nonrespiratory condition is coded.
A. the respiratory failure is the principal diagnosis.
B. the chronic nonrespiratory problem is the principal diagnosis.
C. only the respiratory failure is coded.
D. only the chronic nonrespiratory condition is coded.