The patient is in the intensive care unit with fluid overload with acute renal failure. He has type 2 DM and sepsis. The patient is sedated and on a ventilator because of respiratory failure. Code the diagnoses only:

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The correct coding sequence for the diagnoses given is A41.9 (Sepsis, unspecified organism), R65.20 (Severe sepsis without septic shock), N17.9 (Acute kidney failure, unspecified), J96.00 (Acute respiratory failure, unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia), and E11.8 (Type 2 diabetes mellitus with unspecified complications). This sequence covers all the conditions mentioned: sepsis, severe sepsis, acute renal failure, respiratory failure, and type 2 diabetes mellitus with complications. The order of the codes is based on the coding guidelines which prioritize the reason for the encounter/visit and the severity of the conditions.

The Patient Is in the Intensive Care Unit with Fluid