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Left abscess of foot is an incorrect term; instead, this should read Abscess of left foot.
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With the addition of lateralized content in the International Release, the need for unspecified unilateral concepts is removed, as well as potentially dangerous, if used directly in a patient record. Unilateral concepts are not accepted. |
Bilateral disorder concepts
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PT: <Morphologic abnormality> of bilateral <body structure> (disorder)
SYN: <Morphologic abnormality> of both <body structure> (disorder)
Note the PT of Bilateral <disorder> is not required. Bilateral is to describe the body site, not the morphologic abnormality.
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