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What Does Dx Mean? I just need to confirm what I already suspect. Rate Topic: -----

#1 User is offline   Kwag_Myers 

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Posted 25 September 2009 - 02:03 PM

My Mom had a stroke a few years ago (years of smoking, being overweight, no exercise, etc.) and is now in a nursing home. Recently, her nurse gave me a copy of my Mom's meds and I noticed some had a DX: footnote, like DX: COPD under her inhaler. My understanding of DX Codes is that they are diagnostic codes, i.e., my Mom has been diagnosed with COPD. Is this a correct assumption?
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Posted 25 September 2009 - 04:14 PM

If your mother is using an inhaler then the reaon for this is a diagnosis of Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive disease. Dx means diagnosis. COPD is a bit of a catch all diagnosis for a lot of conditions however.
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