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By using the Principles, the following cause-of-death statement may be written:
Part I
A. Hepatic encephalopathy |
Due to, or as a consequence of:
B. Cirrhosis of the liver |
Due to, or as a consequence of:
C. Chronic alcohol abuse |
| Part II. OTHER SIGNIFICANT CONDITIONS: Conditions contributing to death but not resulting in the underlying cause of death in Part I |
The cause-of-death statement tells a complete story about how this patient died compared to how someone else may have died of the same underlying cause of death. In other words, not all patients with hepatic encephalopathy have cirrhosis, and not all patients with cirrhosis acquired it from chronic alcohol abuse.
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