An Easy Way to Remember When an E Code Is

question 32

Multiple Choice

An easy way to remember when an E code is required is ____.

• A) by noting "see" by a diagnosis code
• B) if the diagnosis makes you ask "How did that happen?"
• C) if the diagnosis makes you ask "Why did that occur?"
• D) by checking for any modifiers to the diagnosis
• E) when the patient does not have an illness or injury

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Definitions:

Trichromatic Theory

A theory explaining color vision as a result of the retina containing three types of receptors that are sensitive to red, green, and blue wavelengths of light.

Opponent Process Theory

A psychological and neurological model that describes how humans perceive colors as the result of opposing responses between two sets of cones in the eyes.

Colour Vision

The ability of the visual system to distinguish and perceive different wavelengths of light as distinct colors.

Proximal Stimulus

The physical energy from a stimulus that directly interacts with sensory receptors, such as light hitting the retina.