Module 2

Question 1

life threatening blood infection that causes inflammation of the whole body

Answer 1

Sepsis

Question 2

abnormal tissue mass that is the result of rapid, progressive cell growth

Answer 2

Neoplasm

Question 3

study of cell structures under a microscope

Answer 3

Histology

Question 4

What are the three things that blood disorders may impact?

Answer 4

Erythrocytes, Leukocytes, & Platelets

Question 5

Describe the difference between a combination code assignment and assignment of multiple codes.

Answer 5

Combination code is used to combine multiple diagnoses into one code and assignment of multiple codes are separate codes for each diagnosis.

Question 6

True or False? When assigning the principal diagnosis for a patient with HIV, the code for HIV would always be sequenced before any other conditions.

Answer 6

false

Question 7

True or False? Patients with a prior diagnosis of an HIV-related illness should be assigned the code for HIV (B20) on every subsequent admission.

Answer 7

true

Question 8

What is the first step in locating a neoplasm code when the histological term is stated?

Answer 8

Locate the histology term in the Alphabetic Index

Question 9

When coding severe sepsis, what is the minimum number of codes that are required?

Answer 9

2

Question 10

The diagnosis, aphasia due to an old cerebrovascular accident, is an example of what?

Answer 10

Sequela

Question 11

In coding certain infectious and parasitic diseases, the entire health record must be reviewed to identify the following 4 things

Answer 11

Body site
Specific organism responsible
Etiology of disease
Severity of the disease

Question 12

What is the infection that is associated acute organ dysfunction where one or more of the body’s organs fail.

Answer 12

Severe sepsis

Question 13

How many codes are required for the coding of severe sepsis?

Answer 13

minimum of two codes

Question 14

What does MRSA stand for?

Answer 14

methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

Question 15

Coding of conditions due to MRSA bacteria are coded in one of two ways:

Answer 15

*With a combination code that identifies the infection is due to MRSA
*With the use of an additional code to identify the MRSA as the causative organism with a code for the site of the infection

Question 16

Which neoplasms can invade and destroy adjacent structures, as well as spread to distant sites to cause death

Answer 16

Malignant

Question 17

the site where a neoplasm originated

Answer 17

Malignant primary

Question 18

a neoplasm that may be described as a metastatic site

Answer 18

Malignant secondary

Question 19

the movement or spreading of cancer cells from one organ or tissue to another

Answer 19

Metastasis

Question 20

the site(s) to where the neoplasm has spread

Answer 20

secondary neoplasm

Question 21

What are the four ways a neoplasm can spread to another site?

Answer 21

*Direct extension, in which the primary neoplasm infiltrates and invades adjacent structures
*Metastasis to local lymph vessels by tumor cell infiltration
*Invasion of local blood vessels
*Implantation in which tumor cells shed into body cavities

Question 22

What neoplasms are tumor cells that undergo malignant changes but are still confined to the point of origin without invasion of surrounding normal tissue

Answer 22

Carcinoma in situ

Question 23

What is a growth that does not invade adjacent structures or spread to distant sites

Answer 23

Benign

Question 24

What neoplasms are tumors that a pathologist cannot determine as being benign or malignant

Answer 24

Uncertain behavior neoplasms

Question 25

Which neoplasms include tumors in which neither the behavior nor the histological type is specified in the diagnosis

Answer 25

Unspecified behavior neoplasms

Question 26

the study of the physical shape or size of a specimen, plant, or animal

Answer 26

Morphology

Question 27

_____ is the concept of adding right or left to the code

Answer 27

Laterality

Question 28

is used for the cutting out or off without replacement of all of a body part, as identified as one of the values of the body parts for various body systems

Answer 28

Resection

Question 29

_____ is a decrease in the number of erythrocytes (red blood cells), the quantity of hemoglobin, or the volume of packed red cells in the blood

Answer 29

Anemia

Question 30

_____ is a form of vitamin B12 deficiency because of the body’s inability to absorb vitamin B12 and make a sufficient number of RBCs

Answer 30

Pernicious anemia

Question 31

______ is a condition in which the bone marrow cannot make enough new RBCs to replace the RBCs that are destroyed too early, before the RBCs can be replaced

Answer 31

Hemolytic anemia

Question 32

_______ is when the body senses that something is wrong with the RBCs even though they are normal

Answer 32

Acquired hemolytic anemia

Question 33

_____ is related to problems with the genes that control how the RBCs are made in the body

Answer 33

Hereditary hemolytic anemia

Question 34

_____ are inherited blood disorders, meaning that the disorder is passed from parents to children through genes

Answer 34

Thalassemias

Question 35

______ is a condition in which the bone marrow is damaged

Answer 35

Aplastic anemia

Question 36

anemia due to acute blood loss

Answer 36

Acute posthemorrhagic anemia

Question 37

disorders of the platelets that result in serious bleeding due to a deficiency of one or more clotting factors

Answer 37

Coagulation defects

Question 38

diagnosed when platelets fall below 100,000/mm

Answer 38

Thrombocytopenia

Question 39

_____ is a decrease in the number of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell

Answer 39

Neutropenia

Question 40

______ is defined as the presence of an excess number of immature WBCs or band cells, while the total WBC count is normal

Answer 40

Bandemia

Question 41

_____ is the condition caused by decreased production of the thyroid hormones

Answer 41

Hypothyroidism

Question 42

_____ is an enlargement of the thyroid gland that produces a prominent swelling in the neck

Answer 42

A goiter

Question 43

_____ is defined as the state of thyroid hormone excess and is not the same as hyperthyroidism, that is, the result of excessive thyroid function

Answer 43

Thyrotoxicosis

Question 44

an inflammation of the thyroid that may be caused by viral or bacterial infections, certain medications, genetics, or autoimmune disease

Answer 44

Thyroiditis

Question 45

Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes? the body does not produce insulin

Answer 45

type 1

Question 46

Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes? the most common type of diabetes and is when the body does not produce enough insulin, or the cells ignore the insulin or do not use insulin well

Answer 46

type 2

Question 47

What are the 8 major endocrine glands?

Answer 47

Pituitary Pineal Thyroid Thymus Adrenal Pancreas Testes Ovaries

Question 48

_____ is a severe malnutrition with nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of the skin and hair

Answer 48

Kwashiorkor

Question 49

_____ is a severe deficiency of calories and protein

Answer 49

Marasmus

Question 50

_____ is an abnormally low circulating blood volume

Answer 50

Hypovolemia

Question 51

_____ is an inherited disease of the endocrine glands that affects the gastrointestinal and respiratory system

Answer 51

Cystic fibrosis

Question 52

The surgical removal of all of a body part is called a(n) _____

Answer 52

resection

Question 53

The surgical removal of part of a body part is called a(n) _____

Answer 53

excision

Question 54

The physical eradication is called a(n) _____

Answer 54

destruction

Question 55

a form of radiation therapy that focuses high powered x rays on a small area of the body

Answer 55

Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)