A: SIRS is not synonymous with sepsis. SIRS is sepsis only when the physician documents it as being due to an underlying infection. Report ICD-9 code 995.90 for SIRS alone. Follows the usual coding conventions for sepsis when reporting SIRS due to an infection.
verb (used without object) 1. to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely: Don't jeer unless you can do better. verb (used with object) 2. to shout derisively at; taunt. 3. to treat with scoffs or derision; mock.
Scathe is a harm or injury. A scratch on a car is an example of a scathe. Scathe is to harm or damage, or to fiercely denounce or criticize. When you accidentally brush up against a mailbox with your car and scratch your car, this is an example of when you scathe the car.