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Section M1

Published on Thu Apr 14, 2005

How would you code the following example in Section M1 (ulcers)?

Mrs. L has end-stage metastatic cancer and weighs 75 pounds. She has a Stage 3 pressure ulcer over her sacrum and two Stage 1 pressure ulcers over her heels.

Answer:                 a.    b.     c.     d.

Stage                     1     2     3     4

Code                     2     0      1      0

Source: RAI manual (May 2005 version).

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