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 codes are A41.9 for sepsis, R65.20 for severe sepsis without septic shock, N17.9 for acute renal failure, J96.00 for acute respiratory failure, and E11.8 for type 2 diabetes mellitus with unspecified complications. These codes accurately represent the patient's diagnoses of sepsis, severe sepsis, acute renal failure, respiratory failure, and type 2 diabetes with complications.

The Patient Is in the Intensive Care Unit with Fluid