Michigan has three degrees of retail fraud: 1st Degree ($1,000 or more stolen; or 2nd Degree + prior conviction): Felony; up to 5 years in prison and/or $10,000 fine (or 3x merchandise's value) 2nd Degree ($200 - under $1,000 stolen; or 3rd Degree + prior conviction): Misdemeanor; up to 1 year in jail and/or $2,000 fine (or 3x merchandise's value)
Because so many underlying causes contribute to it, respiratory failure is a com-. mon and major cause of illness and death. It is the main cause of death from. pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which together. comprise the third-leading cause of death in the United States today. It is also.
Stefan Weber, M.D. PhD., University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany. Sepsis is a severe condition that is one of the leading direct causes of death in intensive care. Still, sepsis is a disease that is most often caused by other diseases. Therefore, it is found on the death certificate as the most recent cause on line 1a. If the certifier did specify a correct sequence the underlying cause will be assigned for the cause that originally caused the sepsis, eg. an injury or a neoplasm. In volume two of the ICD-10 rules are given on how to code death certificates in order to reach