When the acute and chronic forms of a condition are present:
A) The chronic form of the condition only should be coded
B) The acute form of the condition only should be coded
C) A combination code must be used
D) Both the acute and chronic forms of the condition should be coded if separate subentries exist in the Alphabetic Index
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