Combined ICD10 codes: Difference between revisions

     Drug-induced thrombocytopenia

*I have a lot of diabetes patients, and their associated complications. I know we are supposed to link the diabetes with their associated complications, but just how far do we go? e.g. We all know that diabetics are at higher risk of heart attack and stroke, and we do indeed have a cardiovascular complication for diabetes. If we have a diabetic that has had for example a stroke and a heart attack, do you want us to link the stroke and heart attack with the cardiovascular complications (which is with the diabetes mellitus), or should we enter the stroke and heart attack as separate co-morbids. In the case of diabetes in particular, we would be assuming that the higher risk of cardiovascular events is caused by the diabetes. These diabetics, because of their higher risk of significant complications related to their diabetes could easily have 15 or more lines of complications/comorbids, all related to the fact that they have diabetes. Should we be linking them all?  [[User:DPageNewton|DPageNewton]] 10:01, 2019 August 26}}