Top 25 Principal Diagnoses in Emergency Medicine and an ICD-9 vs. ICD-10 Comparative Code Choice Overview

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ICD-10 Code K52.9, Non-infective gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified, includes:

Colitis

Enteritis

Jejunitis

All the above

Which group of ancillary studies would commonly be ordered to evaluate an elderly male who presents to the ED with isolated abdominal pain that is localized to the left lower quadrant:

A CBC, a BMP, a urinalysis, and a liver profile

An upright chest x-ray

A CT of the abdomen and pelvis with IV contrast

A and C

Which of the following therapeutic interventions would commonly be ordered for someone suffering from intractable abdominal pain caused by an infective process:

Tylenol or Motrin

IV Morphine and Flagyl

Tamiflu

Lomotil

True or False: A patient who is suffering from an electrolyte imbalance and continued vomiting throughout the ED stay would most likely be discharged home.

True

False

ICD-10 Code S13.4, Sprain of ligaments of cervical spine, includes which of the following:

The lumbar

The coccyx

The anterior longitudinal (ligament), cervical ligament, and whiplash injury

The sacrum

ICD-code I10, Essential (primary) hypertension, includes which of the following:

Includes high blood pressure, hypertension (arterial), (essential), (primary), (systemic)

Malignant hypertension

c) Includes high blood pressure, hypertension (arterial), (essential), (primary), (systemic), hypertensive vascular (degeneration and disease)

Benign Hypertension

Which of the following is true of hypertension:

Hypertension is classified as benign or malignant in ICD-10

Hypertension never results in renal failure or CHF

Hypertension is never caused by renal artery stenosis

Hypertension is usually hereditary or idiopathic and should be considered as a differential diagnosis is a patient’s blood pressure is = to or > 140/90 on two sequential readings

A middle-aged patient who presents to the ED with wheezing and sputum production and is diagnosed with the following would typically not show pneumonic infiltrates or interstitial fluid on review of a chest x-ray:

Asthma

Bronchitis

Pneumonia

Congestive Heart Failure

What studies might be ordered for a patient who presents to the ED complaining of alcohol abuse, and shows evidence of trauma to the head upon exam:

ETOH level alone

Urine drug screen alone

CT of the head and possibly an ETOH and a urine drug screen

A chest x-ray and a urine drug screen

True or False: CPT code J40, Bronchitis NOS (not specified as acute or chronic), is most commonly coded when a provider fails to document a patient’s bronchitis as acute or chronic

True

False

Top 25 Principal Diagnoses in Emergency Medicine and an ICD-9 vs. ICD-10 Comparative Code Choice Overview – Part 2