Question | Answer |
What is the outermost layer of the skin? | Epidermis |
what is the epithelium? | It covers the external surface of the body |
What is the deepest layer of the epidermis called? | Basal Layer |
What is the medical term for a "black cell"? | Melanocyte |
In which layer of the skin is the sebaceous gland found? | Dermis |
What is sebum? | Oily secretion of the sebaceous glands |
What is the specific area of the skin that sends sensory information to the spinal cord called? | Dermatone |
What are allergens? | Food, dust, chemical, drugs and pollen |
Why does white hair in older people occur? | As a person ages, melanocyes stop producing melanin and the hair appears gray or white. |
The constant shedding of dead skin cells is known as? | Exfoliation |
What do you call the large blisters that occur after a burn? | Bullae |
Give some examples of nevi? | A mole, birthmark, port wine stain |
What is the medical term for blacakhead? | Comedo |
In the phrase decubitus ulcer, what does decubitus mean? | Lying down |
What is the thickest layer of the skin? | Dermis |
What does the procedure debridement involve? | To create a clean, raw surface that is ready to heal |
Autograft | Bone taken from the patients own body |
Allograft | A transplant bone from a cadaver |
Xenograft | If the replacement heart valve comes from an animal |
A _______ is a regular scar, | Cicatrix |
but a _____ is an abnormally large scar (caused by over production of collagen). | keloid |
Sweat glands are also known as? | Sudoriferous glands |
What is adipose tissues? | Lipocytes |
List examples of shapes offered in Microsoft Word. | Line, arrow, box, callout, or banner |
Define rotation handles. | A symbol with which you can rotate a graphic to any angle; displays above the top center sizing handle |
What are drawing objects? | Graphic objects such as shapes, diagrams and lines. |
What is the default font for Microsoft Word 2013? | Calibri |
What is the default font size for Microsoft Word? | 11 |
What is the default paragraph alignment for Microsoft Word 2013? | Alignment left |
Define wordwrap | The feature that moves text from the right edge of a paragraph to the beginning of the next line as necessary to fit within the margins |
Header | A reserved area for text or graphics that displays at the top of each page in a document |
Footer | The text that displays at the bottom of every page |
What are examples of text effects? | Shadowed or mirrored text, text glow, 3D effects and colors that make text stand out |
How are bullets displayed? | Text symbols such as small circles or checkmarks |
What is the keyboard shortcut for selecting entire document? | Ctrl+ A |
What is alignment? | The placement of paragraph text relative to the left and right margins |
What is interactive media? | Computer interaction that responds to your actions; by presenting text, graphics, animation, video, audio or games. Also referred to as rich media |
Where are spin boxes located when you want to change the spacing before or after a paragraph? | Paragrah group, page layout tab |
Is font style considered part of a document or a paragraph layout? | Neither |
What is the formatting mark that represents a tab? | Arrow |
Does Microsoft Word default the next line with a "2" if you start with "1"? | Yes |
What is a floating object with a graphic in Microsoft Word? | It can be moved independently of the surrounding text characters |
Can you only use the font sizes that are available in the Font Size Down list? | No, you can make them smaller or bigger |
How many spaces should be after a sentence? | One |
What does ICD-10-CM stand for? | International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical modification |
Volume 1 | Alphabetic Index |
Volume 2 | Tabular List |
Volume 3 | Procedures |
NEC | Not Elsewhere Classified |
NOS | Not Otherwise Specified |
Do ICD-10 Codes need to be supported by medical documentation? | Yes |
ICD-10 codes translate the ______ of service provided from verbal and narrative descriptions to nationally accepted reporting standards. | Medical necessity |
How often are ICD codes updated? | One time a year |
Define conventions relating to ICD-10 codes. | Symbols, abreviations, rotation |
What volume is the Table of Drugs located in? | Volume 1 |
What are the columns listed in the Table of Drugs and Chemical sections? | Poisoning Accidental (unintentional), External cause |
What is the format of ICD-10 codes? | Alphaneumeric |
How many characters can a ICD-10 code have? | Seven |
What letter is used as a placeholder in ICD-10 codes? | X |
Within the World Health Organization, ICD-10 version, does it include a procedure classification? | No |
What are GEMs file? | The crosswalk of ICD-9 to ICD-10 |
Do improvements to the new ICD-10 system include the expansion of sign and symptoms codes? | No, just the diagnosis |
How many more times are there ICD-10 codes compared to ICD-9? | 5 times more |
The prerelease of the ICD-10 codes was released in ______ | 06/03 |
and replaced with the revision in _________. | 07/07 |
How many chapters are there in the ICD-10 coding system? | 21 |
What type of service are listed within the Evocation/ suppression subsection of the path/lab CPT section. | Test only |
Define culture/sensitivity. | Culture are for identification or organisms as well as the identification of sensitivities of the organism to antibiotics |
How can a sample of tissue be further divided for studying purposes? | Block section |
Within the Pathology/Laboratory subsection of the CPT coding system, what name are drugs listed by? | Generic |
Define Cytopathology. | Cellular changes |
What section of the CPT manual, would you locate codes to report venipuncture and arterial punctures? | Surgery section |
Define panels | Are grouped according to the usual laboratory work ordered by a physician for the diagnosis of a screening for various diseases or condition |
Quantitative | Measuring the presence or absence of and the amount of |
Qualitative | Measuring the presence or absence of |
How many levels are there of surgical pathology? | Six |
Do postmortem codes (88000-88099) represent physician services only? | Yes |
80500 | Clinical pathology consultation; limited, without review of patients history and medical records |
80502 | Comprehensive, for a complex diagnostic problem with review of patient history and medical records |
Are there different codes to report for helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) depending on the source of the specimen? | Yes |
Do surgical pathology specimen that is not listed in the pathology code descriptions should be assigned a code that most closely reflects the physician's work involved compared to other specimens assigned to that code? | Yes |
For Therapeutic Drug Assay (80150-80299), what type of test are performed ( Quantitative or Qualitative)? | Quantitative |
What modifier is used for repeat laboratory tests performed on the same day? | -91 |
Are there specific pathology consultation codes for pathologists? | Yes, limited and comprehensive |
Can you use modifier -52 with organ or disease-oriented panel codes? | No |
Would a service that is rarely provided, unusual, variable, or new would always require a special report in determining medical appropriateness of the service? | Yes |
Are services in pathology/laboratory provided by a physician or by technologists under responsible supervision of a physician? | Yes |
An interactive psychiatric diagnostic interview examination is typically furnished to ________? | Children |
What do psychiatric diagnostic interview examinations include? | History, mental status, disposition and communication ith family |
What word is used to describe the pushing of liquid into the body over a long period of time? | Infusion |
_______ must always be documented in the patient record and is the major billing factor for reporting codes in the psychiatric subsection. | Time |
Tomography | Procedure that allows viewing of a single plan of the body by blurring out all but that particular level |
Tonometry | Measurement of pressure or tension |
How are outpatient dialysis services usually reported? | Monthy |
Hemodialysis | The routing of blood and its waste products to the outside of the body where it is filtered |
Peritoneal Dialysis | Involves using the cavity as a filter |
What does EMG stand for? | Electomyography |
DTP | Diphtheria, tetanus toxoid, pertussis |
DT | Diphtheria and tetanus toxoid |
DTaP | Diphtheria, tetanus and acellular petussis |
Td | Tetanus diphtheria |
IV | Intravenous |
IM | Intramuscular |
IT | Intrathecal |
SC | Subcutaneous |
OTH | Other routes |
IHN | Inhalant |
VAR | Various routes |