ICD-9-CM Workbook For Beginning Coders 2005

Written by Janatha R. Ashton, RHIA, MS, with technical review by Faye Brown and the Central Office on ICD-9-CM of the AHA, this workbook is a proven self-learning exercise companion to the ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook. It contains hundreds of self-learning exercises based on real health records. Challenging practice drills test the user's coding skills in a variety of realistic health care settings -- from the physician office to inpatient care. Informative exercise summaries examine the factors leading up to the health care encounter and describe principal diagnoses and procedures in clean, technically correct language. Table of Contents Chapter 1Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions Chapter 2Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Chapter 3Endocrine, Metabolic and Nutritional Diseases and Immune-System Disorders Chapter 4Mental Disorders Chapter 5Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs Chapter 6Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs Chapter 7Diseases of the Respiratory System Chapter 8Diseases,of the Digestive System Chapter 9Diseases of the Genitourinary System Chapter 10Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Chapter 11Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Chapter 12Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium Chapter 13Abortion and Ectopic Pregnancy Chapter 14Congenital Anomalies Chapter 15Perinatal Conditions Chapter 16Diseases of the Circulatory System Chapter 17Neoplasms Chapter 18Injuries Chapter 19Burns Chapter 20Poisoning and Adverse Effects of Drugs Chapter 21Complications of Surgery and Medical CareAshton, Janatha R. is the author of 'ICD-9-CM Workbook For Beginning Coders 2005', published 2004 under ISBN 9781556483189 and ISBN 155648318X.