A resident has a diagnosis list that includes alzheimers, urinary tract infection, congestive heart failure, depression, pneumonia, diabetes, and osteoarthritis. The physician signed the diagnosis list within the past 30 days. The resident currently is on a dementia unit and takes namenda. She is also receiving as needed acetaminophen for osteoarthritis pain. She last visited her psychiatrist for depression 6 months ago, does not take medication for depression, had no depressive symptoms in the look back period and the PHQ-9 total severity score was 0. UTI diagnosis and McGeer criteria supported UTI 32 days ago; antibiotics for the UTI and pneumonia ended 25 days ago; and she has been asymptomatic for the last month. She is on furosemide for congestive heart failure and insulin with blood sugar checks for diabetes twice daily. What diagnoses should be included in section I?
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