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Diagnosis Watch ~ Keep Your Eyes Open for Chronic Conditions

Published on Tue Jul 24, 2007

Home in on these conditions that might be considered 'chronic' ICD-9 includes diagnoses for many conditions that might evolve into "chronic" problems. Watch for these conditions that might move from "acute" to "chronic" over time:

• Post-herpatic neuralgia -- 053.1x

• Diabetes -- 250.0x

• Diabetes with neurological manifestations -- 250.6x

• Anxiety disorders -- 300.0x

• Sleep disorders -- 307.4x

• Central pain syndrome -- 338.0

• Peripheral nervous system disorders -- 350-359

• Lupus -- 710.0

• Late effects of injuries -- 905-909.
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