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***For example, the terms "altered mental status", "encephalopathy" and "delerium" are often used loosely and interchangably. | ***For example, the terms "altered mental status", "encephalopathy" and "delerium" are often used loosely and interchangably. | ||
*As usual in ICD10, you should use the most specific code available, and only use "waste basket/NOS codes" only when a more specific code is not available. | *As usual in ICD10, you should use the most specific code available, and only use "waste basket/NOS codes" only when a more specific code is not available. | ||
* | *And also, as usual, if you do know the cause, you can combine the code for the cause with the code identifying the nature of the brain problem | ||
*If what you've got is actual coma (a statue of unarousable unresponsiveness where the person looks asleep, with eyes closed, no voluntary movements, and unable to be awoken), then use one of the coma codes, not delerium or encephalopathy | |||
**If the cause is a substance, toxin or DRUG, use [[Encephalopathy, toxic]] | **If the cause is a substance, toxin or DRUG, use [[Encephalopathy, toxic]] | ||
**If the cause is sepsis, use [[Encephalopathy, septic or metabolic]] | **If the cause is sepsis, use [[Encephalopathy, septic or metabolic]] | ||