ANSWER: CASE-CONTROL STUDY
EXPLANATION:
An epidemiology expert will make use of a Case-control Study for proper determination of association or linkage between the oil spill and the disease outbreak (arthritis).
Case-control Study provides an observational experiment between two existing groups (two reservoirs) differing in outcome (affected and not affected), they are highlighted and compared on the basis of a context (disease outbreak; arthritis).
However, the known group is regarded as the control group and it provides a substantial guide to the confirm the validity of other experimental groups in relation to the general context (outbreak of arthritis).
Answer:
no
Explanation:
They lack many characteristics that living organisms have. For example, they need to invade a host in order to replicate.
Diabetes Mellitus ICD codes
Explanation:
The billable specific ICD-9-CM code for diabetes mellitus ranges from 250.0x and goes on to 250.1x, 250.2x etc., depending upon the complications.
The billable specific ICD-10-CM code for diabetes mellitus without unspecified complication is E11.9 and with complications is E11.8
Diabetes mellitus affects many body systems like the sensory, endocrine, excretory, nervous, and cardiovascular systems. The code changes, depending upon the complications specified.
The patient might present with any of the symptoms like visual defects, dermatitis, increased thirst and/or hunger, increased micturition, weight loss etc which may be because of underlying diabetes.
