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ICD-9
Chapters 9, 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| White blood cells are also known as what? | leukocytes |
| A decrease in red blood cells, hemoglobin, and/or hematocrit is known as which of the following? | anemia |
| What transports oxygen to the tissues of the body? | hemoglobin |
| Abdomen: Soft and tender. Rectal exam: Deferred due to bleeding. Assessment: Blood in feces is a symptom of Sally’s hemophilia A. Plan: Admit to hospital for diagnostic work-up. Select the appropriate ICD-9-CM code for this encounter: | 206.0 |
| Kevin Smith has prostate cancer and is admitted for treatment of the cancer. During the admission the laboratory test indicates that he is anemic. Which of the following is the proper selection of the code(s)? | 185, 285.22 |
| Dr. Smith orders a prothrombin time for John Jones. What will the prothrombin time elevate? | the time it takes the blood to clot |
| An abnormal decrease in platelet count causing purpural hemorrhages is known as which of the following? | thrombocytopenia |
| Aplastic anemia is what? | congenital/acquired |
| Which blood test identifies the percentage of each type of white blood cell relative to the total number of white blood cells? | differential white blood cell count |
| Which blood test measures the rate at which red blood cells settle out of unclotted blood in an hour? | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| Dr. Jones ordered blood work to evaluate John Smith, who has end-stage renal disease. John was admitted, and it was determined that he has anemia due to end-stage renal disease. What would be the correct code for this case? | 285.21, 585.6 |
| ally Trep was admitted to determine the cause of her extreme weakness and dizziness. It was determined that she has constitutional aplasia, also known as Blackfan-Diamond syndrome. Which of the following is the correct code for this case? | 284.01 |
| Acute rheumatic fever develops following a group A hemolytic ____ infection of the pharynx. | streptococci |
| What are involuntary movements of the face, tongue, and upper extremities, which are symptoms of acute rheumatic fever? | chorea |
| A disorder involving both the mitral and aortic valve is _____________ in origin. | rheumatic |
| What is the pressure on the arterial walls during heart muscle contraction called? | systolic |
| Severe chest pain caused by an insufficient amount of blood reaching the heart is known as which of the following? | angina pectoris |
| To code the diagnosis “bilateral occlusion of the carotid artery” the coder would first reference which term in the Alphabetic Index? | occlusion |
| What are vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body? | arteries |
| Deoxygenated blood is carried from the heart to the lungs via what? | pulmonary artery |
| Oxygenated blood is carried back to the heart from the lungs via what? | pulmonary vein |
| When selecting a code for the diagnosis “impending myocardial infarction resulting in occlusion of the coronary artery,” what is the main term to reference in the Alphabetic Index? | occlusion |
| When coding secondary hypertension what do the guidelines tell you to do? | two codes are required: one to identify etiology and one to identify hypertension |
| Blood is composed of ____________________, which is the liquid portion of the blood without its cellular elements. | plasma |
| An insufficient supply of iron in the blood indicates? | iron deficiency anemia |
| Hemolytic anemia occurs when red blood cells are broken down at a faster rate than _________________________ can produce them. | bone marrow |
| Failure of bone marrow to produce blood components is known as? | aplastic anemia |
| A hematocrit blood test, also known as the ______________________________, determines the percentage of red blood cells in whole blood? | packed cell volume |
| To measure the relative size of platelets found in a blood sample, the lab would complete a? | mean platelet volume (MPV) |
| The blood is composed of cellular elements that include erythrocytes, ____________________, and thrombocytes. | leukocytes |
| A complication of Coumadin therapy is a prolonged? | bleeding time |
| An abnormal decrease in the granular leukocytes in the blood, known as ____________________, occurs in patients who receive chemotherapy. | neutropenia |
| A severe form of hypertension, known as ____________________, frequently has an abrupt onset and requires immediate treatment. | malignant (hypertension) |
| If the patient’s medical documentation does not specify that the hypertension is malignant or ____________________, then the unspecified code should be assigned. | benign |
| Some physicians refer to elevated blood pressure as ____________________ hypertension. | transient |
| High arterial blood pressure due to another disease such as endocrine or vascular diseases is defined as ____________________ hypertension. | secondary |
| Arteriolar nephritis, hypertensive renal failure, and renal sclerosis with hypertension are all forms of ______________________________ disease. | hypertensive renal |
| A blockage or constriction of an arterial blood vessel can cause an inadequate supply of blood to the heart, causing ____________________ heart disease. | ischemic |
| Arterial blood vessels commonly become blocked or constricted because of the presence of ____________________ deposits on the walls of the arteries. | plaque/fatty |
| A healed myocardial infarction is also known as a(n)? | old myocardial infarction |
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