P3
Physical status modifier P2 would be used to code a patient with a mild systemic disease.
What is mild systemic
The modifier that would be used to code a patient with a mild systemic disease is "CR" (catastrophic illness or injury).
I: healthy patient II: patient with mild systemic disease without functional limitations III: patient with severe systemic disease with definite functional limitations IV: patient with severe systemic disease that is life-threatening
Leukotriene modifiers are among a newer type of drug that can be used in place of steroids, for older children or adults who have a mild degree of persistent asthma.
A systemic disease effects more than one part of the body. A severe systemic disease is spread throughout the body and impacts the patient's life to a large degree, causing widespread pain and suffering.
Systemic illnesses, such as diabetes, may result in cataracts.
Yes
No. There is a rare form of leukemia which is caused by systemic mastocytosis but most of us with the disease will not get it.
Scleroderma (Systemic Sclerosis)
The patient with distant metastases has systemic disease. Thus, the cancer originating in the colon begins locally and, given time, can become systemic.
Complete shedding of the nails, usually associated with systemic disease.