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Pickwickean Syndrome; World Obesity Day; ICD-10-CM; The Pickwick Papers; Charles Dickens

What is Pickwickean Syndrome?

3 min readMost eponymous diseases are named after the person who first described the condition: think Addison disease, Huntington’s disease, and Alzhe...
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ICD-10-CM; ICD-11; rare diseases; ORPHAnet; ORPHAcodes; NORD; OMIM; Mondo Disease Ontology

What are rare diseases? How are they classified in ICD-10-CM?

8 min readSince Rare Disease Day is February 28, we wanted to explore what qualifies as a rare disease and how rare diseases are classified in ICD-10-...
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ICD-10-CM; glaucoma; Glaucoma Awareness Month; medical coding

How is glaucoma coded?

4 min readJanuary is Glaucoma Awareness Month! Read more to learn about this disease and how it is classified in ICD-10-CM.What is glaucoma?Glaucoma i...

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ICD-10-CM; Alzheimer's disease; dementia; Dr. Alois Alzheimer

Learn to Code: Alzheimer’s Disease

5 min readDid you know? June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. Read more to learn about Alzheimer’s disease, how it is categorized in ICD-10...
Woman working while using insulin pump and glucose meter to control type 1 diabetes
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ICD-10-CM; diabetes

Learn to Code: Diabetes Mellitus

5 min readDid you know? April is Defeat Diabetes Month. Read more to learn about this chronic condition, its complications, and how it is categorized ...