A: Someone with consistently high protein in the urine may have kidney disease, but other causes could include a buildup of abnormal proteins in the organs called amyloidosis, diabetes, hypertension, Hodgkin's disease or sickle cell anemia, states Mayo Clinic. High protein may also result from leukemia, lupus, heart disease or pregnancy.
The circumstances of inpatient admission always govern the selection of principal diagnosis. The principal diagnosis is defined in the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) as âthat condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for occasioning the admission of the patient to the hospital for care.â.
The acronym UHDDS represents Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set. This set of data items is required to be collected by all hospitals who treat and bill for Medicare and Medicaid patients. This quiz will evaluate your knowledge of UHDDS definitions and data elements. There is one correct answer for each question and no time limit on this quiz. Each correct answer is worth one point.