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Wiki Infectious Disease management post amputation

Thread starter Tianne
Start date Nov 16, 2016
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amputation infectious disease osteomyelitis

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Tianne

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Nov 16, 2016

When treating a patient with antibiotics after an amputation for osteomyelitis, is it appropriate to continue coding the osteomyelitis during the immediate follow-up? Similar to a patient who is being treated for cancer with chemotherapy after the cancer tissue has been removed?

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