Essay
ICD-9
Assign the appropriate ICD-9-CM diagnostic codes to the following:
Patient initially treated with oral antibiotics but did not improve, therefore, admitted, treated with IV fluids and antibiotics. His dehydration improved, he became much more alert, and his white count improved
DISCHARGE DIAGNOSIS:
Pneumonia
Dehydration
Dementia
Chronic ITP
Peripheral Vascular Disease
AKA right leg
CHF
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