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    Exam 6: Content of the Patient Record: Inpatient, Outpatient, and Physician Office
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    A Preexisting Condition That Causes an Increase in the Patient's
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A Preexisting Condition That Causes an Increase in the Patient's

Question 22

Question 22

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A preexisting condition that causes an increase in the patient's length of stay by at least one day in 75% of the cases is known as a


A) chief complaint.
B) complication.
C) comorbidity.
D) principal diagnosis.

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