Medical coding and billing Questions and Answers Graded A

Medical coding and billing Questions and Answers Graded A Cardiomyopathy - disease of the heart muscle Histology - Study of tissues Bilateral - Present on two sides Tachycardia - Fast heart rate Bradycardia - Slow heart rate Unilateral - pertaining to one side Abdominal - Stomach Abdominoplasty - surgical repair of the abdomen Endocarditis - inflammation of the inner lining of the heart Chondromala - softening of cartilage Arthrodesis - Surgical fusion of a joint Spondylolisthesis - forward slipping of a lumbar vertebra (listhesis = slipping) Myasthenia - descending musle weakness RA - Rheumatoid arthritis DTR - deep tendon reflex Integumentary system - Skin Bactericidal - Kills bacteria Subcutaneous - pertaining to under the skinn Dermatitis - inflammation of the skin Mohs' surgery - Microscopically controlled surgery where growth is removed and examined I & D - Incise and drain Subq - Subcutaneous Pulmonary veins - 6- back into the carry the oxygenated blood from the lungs into the left atrium of the heart,k Alveoli - Terminal air sacs that constitute the gas exchange surface of the lungs. Orthopnea - ability to breathe only in an upright position Pneumonia - Inflammation of the lungs Sinusitis - inflammation of the sinuses Spirometry - a measurement of breathing URI - Upper respiratory infection SOB - Shortness of breath COPD - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Esophagus - A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. Duodenum - First part of the small intestine Diverticulosis - abnormal outpouchings in the intestinal wall of the colon Jejunostomy - surgically crated opening into small intestine through abdominal wall Dyspepia - poor digestion