CAISS EXAM CERTIFICATION EXAM 2 LATEST
m m m m m m
VERSIONS 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 800+
m m m m
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWE
m m m m
RS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |A
m m m m m
LREADY GRADED A+ m m
Whichmtype mof mmeasurementmismmore mvariable?mAnatomicmormPhysiologic?m-mANSWER-Physiologic
Ismclinicalmtrainingmnecessarymformcollectingminjurymdata?m- mANSWER-NO
Ismampatientmwhomdiesmautomaticallymassignedmthe mhighestmAISmseveritymofm6?m- mANSWER-
NOm(patientsmw/mminorminjuriesmcanmdie)
DoesmamlinearmrelationshipmexistmbetweenmAISmseveritymcodes?m-mANSWER-
NOm(AISm4mismmore,mNOTmtwice masmsevere masmAISm2)
Are mallminjuriesmwithinmthe msame mAISmcode mstrictlymcompatible?m-mANSWER-
NOm(tibiamfx m&malveolarmridge mare mbothmAISm-
m 2, m although m one m may m be m worse m thanm the m other, m bothm are m considered m 'moderate')
WhatmAISmcode mismassignedmtomampatientmwithminadequate minformationmregardingmanminjury?m-mANSWER-9
AISmsingle mdigitmseveritymcodesmare mbasedmonmwhatmtype mofmpatient?m-mANSWER-Average
Whatmfourm(4) mthingsmdefine mthe m"average"mpatient?m-mANSWER-1) m25-40myrsmold
2) nompre-existingmconditions
3) nomtx mcomplications
4) receivedmtimely/appropriate mcare
,Approximatelymhowmmanyminjurymdescriptorsmare mincludedminmAIS?m-mANSWER-2000
Whatmpartmof mthe mAISmcode mismconsideredmthe m"Pre-DotmCode?"m-mANSWER-
6mdigitsmBEFOREmthe mdecimalmpointm(left)
Whatmpartmof mthe mAISmcode mismconsideredmthe m"AISmSeveritymNumber?"m-mANSWER-
single mdigitmaftermthe mdecimalm(right)
(T/F) mThe m6mdigitmpre-
dotmcodesmare munique mandmallowmformmore mspecificitymandmaccuratemcoding?m-mANSWER-TRUE
The mfirstmdigitminmthe mpre-dotmcode mcorrespondsmtomwhat?m-mANSWER-BodymRegion
The msecondmdigitminmthe mpre-dotmcode mcorrespondsmtomwhat?m-mANSWER-
Type mofmanatomicmstructure m(skeletal,msolidmorgan)
The mthird/fourthmdigitsminmthe mpre-dotmcode mcorrespondmtomwhat?m-mANSWER-
Specificmanatomicmstructure m(femur)
The mfifth/sixthmdigitsminmthe mpre-dotmcode mcorrespondmtomwhat?m-mANSWER-
Levelmofminjurymwithinmthe mspecificmbodymregionmandmanatomicmstructure m(NFS,mminor,mmajor)
Parenthesisminmthe mAISmdictionarymindicate mwhat?m-mANSWER-synonymsmormdefinitionsmforminjurymtypes
Bracketsminmthe mAISmdictionarymindicate mwhat?m-mANSWER-inclusionary/exclusionary minfo,mOISmGrades
Boxedmboldmtype minmthe mAISmdictionarymindicatesmwhat?m-mANSWER-
directionsmtomhelpmcodermchoose mappropriate mcode
Semicolonsminmthe mAISmdictionarymindicate mwhat?m-mANSWER-
separate minjurymdescriptorsmthatmare mcomparable minmseverity
,Italicsminmthe mAISmdictionarymindicate mwhat?m-mANSWER-proper-namedminjuries/structures, mOISmgrades
DoesmAISmassessmthe mseveritymofmmultiple minjuries?m-mANSWER-NOm(single minjurymseveritymonly)
The minjurymSeveritymScore m(ISS) mismdefinedmasmwhat?m-mANSWER-
Summofmthe msquaresmof mhighestmAISminmeachmofmthree mmostmseverelyminjuredmISSmbodymregions.
Whatmare mthe msix mbodymregionsmusedminmthe mISS?m-mANSWER-1) mheadm&mneck
2) face
3) chest
4) abdomenm&mpelvicmorgans
5) extremitiesm&mpelvis
6) external
AsphyxiamismassignedmtomwhichmISSmregion?m-mANSWER-HeadmandmNeck
DrowningmismassignedmtomwhichmISSmregion?m-mANSWER-Chest
Lumbarmspine mlesionsmwouldmbe massignedmtomwhichmISSmregion?m-mANSWER-Abdomenm&mpelvicmcontents
Are mexternalminjuriesmcodedmindependentmof mtheirmbodymregion?m-mANSWER-YES
Hypothermia,melectricalminjuries,mandmwholembodyminjuriesmare mcodedmtomwhichmISSmregion?m-mANSWER-
m External
The mISSmscore mrangedmfromm to ____ ?m-mANSWER-1mtom75
Whatmare mthe mtwomwaysmanmISSmof m75mcanmbe machieved?m-mANSWER-
1) mAISmof m5minmeachmof mthree mdifferentmbodymregions
2) mAISmof m6minmamsingle mbodymregion
, DompatientsmwithmanmAISm9machieve manmaccurate mISSmscore?m-mANSWER-NO
Canmlessmthanmthree mregionsmbe musedmtomcalculate manmISS?m-mANSWER-YES
Canmmore mthanmthree mregionsmbe musedmtomcalculate manmISS?m-mANSWER-NO
DomallmISSmscoresmhave mthe msame mmortalitymrates?m-mANSWER-NOm(dependsmonmbodymregionsmaffected)
Assigningminjuriesmtomtoomfewmbodymregionsmresultsminmwhat?m-mANSWER-underestimationmof mISS
Assigningminjuriesmtomtoommanymbodymregionsmresultsminmwhat?m-mANSWER-overestimationmof mISS
Are mcomplicationsmormsequelamincludedminmthe mdefinitionmofmanminjury?m-mANSWER-NO
Define minjury?m-mANSWER-Anatomicmlesionmresultingmfrommtransfermofminjury.
Listmsevenm(7) mexamplesmof msequelamthatmare mcodedminmAISmasminjuries?m-mANSWER-1) mHTX/PTX
2) retroperitonealmhemorrhage
3) cerebralmedema/swelling
4) ischemicmbrainmdamage mr/tmheadmtrauma
5) bloodmloss
6) asphyxia
7) compartmentmsyndrome
Are mpreliminarym(suspected, mpossible,mrule mout) mdx mcodeable?m-mANSWER-NO
Are mallmclinicalmdx malone mcodeable?m-mANSWER-NOm(some mrequire mradiologic/autopsy mfindings)
m m m m m m
VERSIONS 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 800+
m m m m
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWE
m m m m
RS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |A
m m m m m
LREADY GRADED A+ m m
Whichmtype mof mmeasurementmismmore mvariable?mAnatomicmormPhysiologic?m-mANSWER-Physiologic
Ismclinicalmtrainingmnecessarymformcollectingminjurymdata?m- mANSWER-NO
Ismampatientmwhomdiesmautomaticallymassignedmthe mhighestmAISmseveritymofm6?m- mANSWER-
NOm(patientsmw/mminorminjuriesmcanmdie)
DoesmamlinearmrelationshipmexistmbetweenmAISmseveritymcodes?m-mANSWER-
NOm(AISm4mismmore,mNOTmtwice masmsevere masmAISm2)
Are mallminjuriesmwithinmthe msame mAISmcode mstrictlymcompatible?m-mANSWER-
NOm(tibiamfx m&malveolarmridge mare mbothmAISm-
m 2, m although m one m may m be m worse m thanm the m other, m bothm are m considered m 'moderate')
WhatmAISmcode mismassignedmtomampatientmwithminadequate minformationmregardingmanminjury?m-mANSWER-9
AISmsingle mdigitmseveritymcodesmare mbasedmonmwhatmtype mofmpatient?m-mANSWER-Average
Whatmfourm(4) mthingsmdefine mthe m"average"mpatient?m-mANSWER-1) m25-40myrsmold
2) nompre-existingmconditions
3) nomtx mcomplications
4) receivedmtimely/appropriate mcare
,Approximatelymhowmmanyminjurymdescriptorsmare mincludedminmAIS?m-mANSWER-2000
Whatmpartmof mthe mAISmcode mismconsideredmthe m"Pre-DotmCode?"m-mANSWER-
6mdigitsmBEFOREmthe mdecimalmpointm(left)
Whatmpartmof mthe mAISmcode mismconsideredmthe m"AISmSeveritymNumber?"m-mANSWER-
single mdigitmaftermthe mdecimalm(right)
(T/F) mThe m6mdigitmpre-
dotmcodesmare munique mandmallowmformmore mspecificitymandmaccuratemcoding?m-mANSWER-TRUE
The mfirstmdigitminmthe mpre-dotmcode mcorrespondsmtomwhat?m-mANSWER-BodymRegion
The msecondmdigitminmthe mpre-dotmcode mcorrespondsmtomwhat?m-mANSWER-
Type mofmanatomicmstructure m(skeletal,msolidmorgan)
The mthird/fourthmdigitsminmthe mpre-dotmcode mcorrespondmtomwhat?m-mANSWER-
Specificmanatomicmstructure m(femur)
The mfifth/sixthmdigitsminmthe mpre-dotmcode mcorrespondmtomwhat?m-mANSWER-
Levelmofminjurymwithinmthe mspecificmbodymregionmandmanatomicmstructure m(NFS,mminor,mmajor)
Parenthesisminmthe mAISmdictionarymindicate mwhat?m-mANSWER-synonymsmormdefinitionsmforminjurymtypes
Bracketsminmthe mAISmdictionarymindicate mwhat?m-mANSWER-inclusionary/exclusionary minfo,mOISmGrades
Boxedmboldmtype minmthe mAISmdictionarymindicatesmwhat?m-mANSWER-
directionsmtomhelpmcodermchoose mappropriate mcode
Semicolonsminmthe mAISmdictionarymindicate mwhat?m-mANSWER-
separate minjurymdescriptorsmthatmare mcomparable minmseverity
,Italicsminmthe mAISmdictionarymindicate mwhat?m-mANSWER-proper-namedminjuries/structures, mOISmgrades
DoesmAISmassessmthe mseveritymofmmultiple minjuries?m-mANSWER-NOm(single minjurymseveritymonly)
The minjurymSeveritymScore m(ISS) mismdefinedmasmwhat?m-mANSWER-
Summofmthe msquaresmof mhighestmAISminmeachmofmthree mmostmseverelyminjuredmISSmbodymregions.
Whatmare mthe msix mbodymregionsmusedminmthe mISS?m-mANSWER-1) mheadm&mneck
2) face
3) chest
4) abdomenm&mpelvicmorgans
5) extremitiesm&mpelvis
6) external
AsphyxiamismassignedmtomwhichmISSmregion?m-mANSWER-HeadmandmNeck
DrowningmismassignedmtomwhichmISSmregion?m-mANSWER-Chest
Lumbarmspine mlesionsmwouldmbe massignedmtomwhichmISSmregion?m-mANSWER-Abdomenm&mpelvicmcontents
Are mexternalminjuriesmcodedmindependentmof mtheirmbodymregion?m-mANSWER-YES
Hypothermia,melectricalminjuries,mandmwholembodyminjuriesmare mcodedmtomwhichmISSmregion?m-mANSWER-
m External
The mISSmscore mrangedmfromm to ____ ?m-mANSWER-1mtom75
Whatmare mthe mtwomwaysmanmISSmof m75mcanmbe machieved?m-mANSWER-
1) mAISmof m5minmeachmof mthree mdifferentmbodymregions
2) mAISmof m6minmamsingle mbodymregion
, DompatientsmwithmanmAISm9machieve manmaccurate mISSmscore?m-mANSWER-NO
Canmlessmthanmthree mregionsmbe musedmtomcalculate manmISS?m-mANSWER-YES
Canmmore mthanmthree mregionsmbe musedmtomcalculate manmISS?m-mANSWER-NO
DomallmISSmscoresmhave mthe msame mmortalitymrates?m-mANSWER-NOm(dependsmonmbodymregionsmaffected)
Assigningminjuriesmtomtoomfewmbodymregionsmresultsminmwhat?m-mANSWER-underestimationmof mISS
Assigningminjuriesmtomtoommanymbodymregionsmresultsminmwhat?m-mANSWER-overestimationmof mISS
Are mcomplicationsmormsequelamincludedminmthe mdefinitionmofmanminjury?m-mANSWER-NO
Define minjury?m-mANSWER-Anatomicmlesionmresultingmfrommtransfermofminjury.
Listmsevenm(7) mexamplesmof msequelamthatmare mcodedminmAISmasminjuries?m-mANSWER-1) mHTX/PTX
2) retroperitonealmhemorrhage
3) cerebralmedema/swelling
4) ischemicmbrainmdamage mr/tmheadmtrauma
5) bloodmloss
6) asphyxia
7) compartmentmsyndrome
Are mpreliminarym(suspected, mpossible,mrule mout) mdx mcodeable?m-mANSWER-NO
Are mallmclinicalmdx malone mcodeable?m-mANSWER-NOm(some mrequire mradiologic/autopsy mfindings)