nyyankees
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How many elements would you give?
Acute swelling and left knee pain from kickboxing.
Acute swelling and left knee pain from kickboxing.
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RFoster1
Guru
Context - kickboxing
S&S - swelling, pain
Severity - acute
Location - Leg
S&S - swelling, pain
Severity - acute
Location - Leg
nyyankees
True Blue
thanks.
andersee
Expert
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I would probably not count 'acute' as severity as it is not describing the level of pain or swelling.
I would probably not count 'acute' as severity as it is not describing the level of pain or swelling.
MnTwins29
True Blue
Agree with Erin...I suppose you could try to use duration for acute....but I would got with those three.
Peter Davidyock
Expert
I would have a tough time giving credit for acute. I would be more likely to use it as a determining factor for which HPI I was going to score (acute vs chronic)
MnTwins29
True Blue
Agree with you ocenalivin - but was using it as some try to use that and if so, I like to hear the reasoning.
RFoster1
Guru
Could acute be used as quality perhaps? While I have been coding for many years (mainly NS), I have not worked much with E&M coding until recently.
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MikeEnos
Guest
Depending on how the word is used, acute could convey information regarding the quality, severity, or timing of the problem.
Here are 2 definitions of acute:
Adjective
(of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) Present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.
(of a disease or its symptoms) Of short duration but typically severe.
Synonyms
sharp - keen - penetrating - pointed - shrewd - piercing
Judging by the context, I believe it is meant to describe the severity (Severity) of the swelling in the left knee (Location) from kick boxing (context.) If the chief complaint is knee pain, the swelling is an associated sign/symptom.
Here are 2 definitions of acute:
Adjective
(of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) Present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.
(of a disease or its symptoms) Of short duration but typically severe.
Synonyms
sharp - keen - penetrating - pointed - shrewd - piercing
Judging by the context, I believe it is meant to describe the severity (Severity) of the swelling in the left knee (Location) from kick boxing (context.) If the chief complaint is knee pain, the swelling is an associated sign/symptom.