Question

Betty White has allergic gastroenteritis. Main Term: Essential Modifier:

Part IV: Determining the Main Term and Essential Modifier Review the following diagnostic statements and determine the main term and essential modifier in the Alphabetic Index. 1. Morgan Smith had an acute myocardial infarction, commonly referred to as a heart attack. Main Term: Essential Modifier: 2. Georgia Summers went into anaphylactic shock after drinking milk. Main Term: Essential Modifier: 3. Roger Costen has benign essential hypertension. Main Term Essential Modifier 4. Raul Castro has been diagnosed with iron deficient anemia. Main Term: Essential Modifier 5. Stephanie Thompson has a urinary tract infection. Main Term Essential Modifier: 163 Copyright 2017 Bever, Inc. All rights reserved Chapter 12 Basics of Diagnostic Coding

Answer 1

Betty White has allergic gastroenteritis.

Main Term: gastroenteritis

Essential Modifier: allergic

1. Main Term: infarction

  Essential Modifier: myocardial

2. Main Term: shock

Essential Modifier: anaphylactic

3. Main Term: hypertension

Essential Modifier: benign

4. Main Term: anemia

Essential Modifier: iron- deficient

5. Main Term: infection

Essential Modifier: urinary

Answer 2

Main term gastroenteritis Essential modifier allergy