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1 In your liver, the majority of the nicotine (about 70% to 80%) is metabolized to cotinine, another chemical compound

The exact length of time that cotinine is detectable in your blood may vary depending on your genetic makeup and the amount of nicotine that you were exposed to

Cancer-Related Adverse Effects Frequently, the history of the present illness and/or the assessment will document pain. ICD-10-CM requires that the location of the pain be documented as well, unless it is documented as neoplasm-related pain (code G89.3)

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