Adult failure to thrive: Difference between revisions
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== Coding Instructions == | == Coding Instructions == | ||
'''This diagnosis should only be used when the primary reason for admission to unit is for non medical reason (failure to cope, social reasons etc.) | '''This diagnosis should only be used when the primary reason for admission to unit is for non medical reason (failure to cope, social reasons etc.) | ||
Guidelines article: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2096163-overview | |||
==Purpose and Use== | ==Purpose and Use== | ||
To allow collectors to enter an admit diagnosis for patients when there really isn't a regular dx to enter. | To allow collectors to enter an admit diagnosis for patients when there really isn't a regular dx to enter. | ||