CRF - Chronic Renal Failure: Difference between revisions

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* A patient who has been receiving outpatient dialysis treatments '''immediately''' prior to hospitalization is considered to be in CRF.
* A patient who has been receiving outpatient dialysis treatments '''recently''' prior to hospitalization is considered to be in CRF.
* A patient who is '''not currently''' in a dialysis treatment program should '''not''' be considered to be in CRF.
* A patient who is '''not currently''' in a dialysis treatment program should '''not''' be considered to be in CRF.
* A patient with an intact kidney transplant who is not being dialyzed should '''not''' be coded as CRF
* A patient with an intact kidney transplant who is not being dialyzed should '''not''' be coded as CRF