A patient was admitted for lower gastrointestinal bleeding that is secondary to recurrent diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon. She was transfused due to blood loss anemia. Final diagnoses: (1) Diverticulitis sigmoid colon, (2) gastrointestinal bleed, (3) blood loss anemia, (4) peripheral vein transfusion of packed red blood cells from the blood bank. Assign the appropriate codes (3 codes - 2 diagnosis and 1 procedure)

A patient was admitted for lower gastrointestinal bleeding that is secondary to recurrent diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon. She was transfused due to blood loss anemia. Final diagnoses: (1) Diverticulitis sigmoid colon, (2) gastrointestinal bleed, (3) blood loss anemia, (4) peripheral vein transfusion of packed red blood cells from the blood bank. Assign the appropriate codes (3 codes - 2 diagnosis and 1 procedure)

Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E

6th Edition

ISBN:9781133893943

Author:ESTRIDGE

Publisher:ESTRIDGE

Chapter2: Basic Hematology

Section2.5: Manual Red Blood Cell And White Blood Cell Counts

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