When a patient visits a physician for follow-up with below problems:
CC:- 1. Knee pain
2. left Shoulder pain
3. Right Hip pain
4. Low back pain
5. Chronic pain syndrome
Neither of the problem is documented as worsening. Now, in plan, physician is managing the problems in general like, prescription of Norco is documented. Here, I have couple of questions
1. Since it is an established problem(Stable), do we consider only 2 diagnosis or can we consider all the 5?
2. However, the physician is managing all the problems, can we consider this prescription for all the problems?
3. What if the physician is managing only knee pain, LBP and Rt hip pain by prescribing Norco?
And what would be the scenario if the patient is consulting the physician for the first time(New patient).
Thanks & Regards
MA