Glossary Flashcards
A condition with a rapid onset, it with a short course.
Acute
Symbols to enclose, synonyms, alternate wording, or explanatory phrases in the tabular list. They are also used in the alphabetic index to identify manifestation codes in which multiple coding and sequencing rules will apply.
Brackets
A condition that develops slowly, and last a long period of time
Chronic
A fracture bone that does not pierce the skin.
Closed fracture
The code listed next to the main term and represents the condition most commonly associated with the main term.
Default code
Note in the tabular list, to indicate the terms listed are to be reported with a code from another category, and are not to be reported with the current selected code of the same condition. If the conditions are unrelated, the excluded conditions may be reported together.
Exclude one note
Note in the tabular list to indicate the terms list in order to be reported from another category, and may be reported with the current selected code, if both conditions exist.
Excludes two note
Codes reported to identify how an injury occurred, and the location of where it occurred. V and Y codes are never sequence first.
External cause codes
A fractured bone that pierces the skin.
Open fracture
A systemic disease that is associated with microorganisms or toxins in the blood caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or other organisms.
Septicemia
An inactive residual effect or condition produce after the acute portion of an injury or illness has passed.
Sequela
Systemic inflammatory response to infection, burns, trauma, or cancer.
SIRS
Whole body inflammatory state. It generally refers to SIRS that is due to an infection.
Sepsis
Sepsis with the associated acute organ dysfunction.
Severe sepsis
Means associated with or due to in a CODE title in the alphabetic index or an instructional note in the tabular list
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