If a Patient Has a History of a Malignant Neoplasm

question 15

True/False

If a patient has a history of a malignant neoplasm of the prostate, the coder should use a "Z" code showing this is a history and not actively being treated.

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Definitions:

Social Psychological Perspectives

Approaches within social psychology that explore how individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others.

Altruism

The belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others, often at a cost to oneself.

Crime

An act or the commission of an act that is forbidden or the omission of a duty that is commanded by a public law and that makes the offender liable to punishment by that law.

Cognitive Perspective

A psychological approach focusing on the mental processes involved in knowledge acquisition, perception, memory, and problem-solving.