After Starting a Patient with Grave's Disease on an Antithyroid

question 11

Multiple Choice

After starting a patient with Grave's disease on an antithyroid agent such as methimazole, patient monitoring includes thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (T4) every:

• A)1 to 2 weeks
• B)3 to 4 weeks
• C)2 to 3 months
• D)6 to 9 months

Compare the features and implications of the ICD-10-CM system to other coding systems.

Know the timeline for the transition from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM in the U.S.

Understand the annually mandated changes in codes due to the Medicare Modernization Act.

Recognize the hierarchy and order of listing reasons during patient visits for coding.

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