Typically, the primary diagnosis and the principal diagnosis are the same diagnosis, but this is not necessarily always so. Principal diagnosis is defined as the condition, after study, which occasioned the admission to the hospital, according to theICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting.
UTC -8/-7, UTC -7/-6. Nevada is an arid state of the USA, lying between California and Utah. Most of the state is within the Great Basin, but parts of the northeast drain into the Snake River and the the southern portion is within the Mojave desert and the Colorado river drainage.
Nevada's alpine topography, central and north, and the desert conditions of the south are as different as day and night. In the southern desert area (Las Vegas), summers are hot, dry and windy. The average daily high temperature is right at 90 degrees. Winters in the desert are usually quite mild, with average highs in the mid-40's; frequently much higher.