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2006 ICD-9 Test 5

Objective: Answer 7 out of 10 questions correctly. Click on Refresh or Reload to start Over. JavaScript required! Best viewed with MS Explorer 4.0 or higher.


1.  Septal refers to a:
 Septum, a thin wall separating two cavities or masses of softer tissue.
 A structure in the nose.
 A structure in the heart.
 All of the answers are correct. 

2. Retroperitoneal abscess can be: 
 Easily treated with antibiotics.
 Caused by E. Coli.
 A potentially fatal complication of closed fracture of the pelvis. 
 A complication of abdominal surgery.


3. Code for an abscess of one of the muscles of the lower back (the loin). There are two of these muscles on each side of the back. One is major and the other minor.
 355.9
 567.31 
 724.8
 724.9

 

4. Peritoneal means having to do with the:
 Tissue that lines the chest wall.
 Tissue that lines the abdominal wall and covers all organs in the abdomen.
 Tissue that lines the abdominal wall and covers most of the organs in the abdomen. 
 Tissue that lines the abdominal wall and covers only the large and small intestine.

   

5. Edentulism Class IV means:
 A situation that impacts up to 1/4 of the teeth (8).
 Patient representing a moderately complex situation.
 Patient representing the most complex and higher-risk situation. 
 A Patient who has a potentially life-threatening situation.

 6. In 2006, the Edentulism codes, are divided into ____ categories and range from:
 Three; Class I to Class III.
 Four; Class I to Class IV.
 Five; Class I to Class V.
 Six; Class I to Class VI.


7. Class I Edentulism Category means:
 No problem found.
 An uncomplicated clinical situation.
 Moderately complex situation.
 Patient representing the most complex and higher-risk situation. 

 
8. Edentulism means:
 Without teeth.
 Rotten teeth.
 Pronounced teeth, (buck teeth).
 Grinding of the teeth.

 
9. Long QT syndrome is ____ and it _____.
 A group of congenital diseases; is an indicator for arrhythmias.
 A group of acquired diseases; is an indicator for sudden death.
 All of the answers are correct.
 None of the answers are correct.


10. Erythromelalgia is a:

 Rare disorder characterized by burning pain and warmth and redness of the skin on the face and chest.
 Rare disorder characterized by burning pain and warmth and redness of the extremities. 
 Common disorder characterized by burning pain and warmth and redness of the chest and back.
 Common disorder characterized also known as "blushing."

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