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Written by well-known physician educator Robert S. Gold, MD, this handbook covers 32 of the most troubling conditions in documentation today. Dr. Gold provides physicians with the documentation details they need to properly express severity of illness and complexity of medical decision-making. Each order includes 25 copies so you can hand them out to physicians throughout your facility, or use them to support physician training and presentations. The small handbook format allows your physicians to keep their copies nearby at all times. Benefits: * Quick reference guide * Easy to follow, simple language explaining complex or confusing documentation * Excellent aid for formulating effective physician queries Topics covered include: * Acute Myocardial Infarction * Adverse Effects of Medications * Alcohol/Substance Use/Abuse * Anemia * Chest Pain/Angina * Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease * Comfort Measures Only * Comorbidities (Comorbid Conditions) * Complications (Postoperative) * Coronary Artery Disease * Debridement * Dementia/Delirium/Encephalopathy * Femur Fracture Treatment * Gastrointestinal Bleed * Heart Failure * Hyperglycemia * Low Anterior Resection * Malignancies * Malnutrition * Obesity * Pneumonia * Pulmonary Edema * Renal Failure * Respiratory Failure * Seizures * Sepsis * Stroke/Cerebrovascular Accident * Symptoms * Syncope * Trauma This 2nd edition of the bestselling handbook for physicians contains twice the content of the first edition and is thoroughly updated. New conditions added: * Comfort measures only * Post-operative complications * Delirium * Obesity Also new to this edition: * Expanded/more detailed documentation guidance * Clinical criteria and mechanisms of each disease * Updates to reimbursement processes