Pat, who suffers from chronic asthma, travels to various countries frequently for work. Pat would like to have his medical recor
ds coded in a format so that whenever he needs to see doctors in different countries around the world, they can understand his current condition as well as his other health issues from the past. While traveling, Pat would benefit most from having his records coded using the
International Classification of Diseases (ICD), ICD codes are unique to every diagnoses, symptoms, and causes of death in humans. ICD codes are regulated by the World Health Organization (WHO).
