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1. Which procedure code describes this bedside procedure?
Diagnosis: Hypotension with sepsis
Consent: Emergent
Procedure: Left femoral arterial line placement for infusion treatment with antibiotics and
vasopressors
Description: The left groin was cleansed and draped in a sterile fashion. An 18 gauge needle
was then advanced into the left femoral artery. Good blood flow was obtained. Using a
Seldinger technique, a catheter was advanced over the wire into the left femoral artery. It was
sewn in place with 2-0 silk. Good waveform was seen on the monitor. No immediate
complications were noted with this procedure. - ANS 04HL33Z
1. Your hospital uses an EHR for all documentation of all services, including coding and billing.
Your town is hit with a tornado and your hospital is badly damaged including the servers,
network connections and computers. How do you provide medical records for patients
transferred to other facilities for their care?
a. You don't need to, the receiving hospital will create their own record
b. You obtain copies from your disaster recovery server
c. You wait until your server has dried out and been restored then send the records later
d. Fill out downtime forms with patient information - ANS B. You obtain copies from your
disaster recovery server
1. Which of the following describes a violation of HIPAA's privacy rule?
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a. The attending physician asking the nurse to give Mr. Brown his pain medication
b. The hospital receptionist stating "Yes Mr. Roland is in room 511 B. I will transfer you."
c. A nurse and an orderly at a state hospital discussed the HIV/AIDS status of a patient in
earshot of other patients.
d. The doctor's office calling central scheduling to schedule Mr. Tom's tendon release -
ANS C. A nurse and an orderly at a stat hospital discussed the HIV/AIDS status of a patient in
earshot of other patients
1. Which of the following diseases is a malignancy of the lymphatic system?
a. Hodgkin's disease
b. Cystic Fibrosis
c. Martin-Bell Syndrome
d. Leukemia - ANS A. Hodgkin's disease
1. A drug which ends in the suffix, -pril, is considered a(n):
a. Anti-viral
b. ACE inhibitor
c. Beta Blocker
d. H2 antagonist - ANS B. ACE inhibitor
1. A patient is admitted with neck pain following a collision with another softball player at a
community baseball field. The diagnosis at the time of discharge is right internal carotid artery
dissection likely secondary to trauma. The diagnosis coded for this injury are:
a. I77.71, W51.XXXA, Y93.64, Y92.320
b. I77.71
c. I72.0, W51.XXXA, Y93.64, Y92.320
d. I77.71, W51.XXXA, Y93.64, Y92.328 - ANS A. I77.71, W51.XXXA, Y93.64, Y92.320
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1. How many Major Diagnostic Categories (MDCs) are in the MS-DRG system?
a. 20
b. 17
c. 40
d. 25 - ANS D. 25
1. What POA indicator would you use for the following scenario?
A 45 year old female presents to the ER with shortness of breath, cough and a high fever. The
ER doctor gets a chest x-ray which indicates pneumonia so he admits the patient. Shortly after
admission the patient deteriorates and develops sepsis. In his discharge summary the doctor
indicates the patient's diagnoses as sepsis secondary to pneumonia, organism unknown. A
query of the physician indicates it is unknown if the patient was septic prior to admission. What
POA indicator would you assign for sepsis?
a. Y
b. N
c. W
d. U - ANS C. W
1. What is the correct CMS definition for POA indicator W?
a. Exempt from POA Reporting
b. Diagnosis was not present at time of admission
c. Documentation insufficient to determine if condition was present at the time of inpatient
admission
d. Clinically undetermined. Provider unable to clinically determine whether the condition was
present at the time of inpatient admission - ANS D. Clinically undetermined. Provider unable
to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission
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1. Which procedure code describes this bedside procedure?
Diagnosis: Hypotension with sepsis
Consent: Emergent
Procedure: Left femoral arterial line placement for infusion treatment with antibiotics and
vasopressors
Description: The left groin was cleansed and draped in a sterile fashion. An 18 gauge needle
was then advanced into the left femoral artery. Good blood flow was obtained. Using a
Seldinger technique, a catheter was advanced over the wire into the left femoral artery. It was
sewn in place with 2-0 silk. Good waveform was seen on the monitor. No immediate
complications were noted with this procedure. - ANS 04HL33Z
1. Your hospital uses an EHR for all documentation of all services, including coding and billing.
Your town is hit with a tornado and your hospital is badly damaged including the servers,
network connections and computers. How do you provide medical records for patients
transferred to other facilities for their care?
a. You don't need to, the receiving hospital will create their own record
b. You obtain copies from your disaster recovery server
c. You wait until your server has dried out and been restored then send the records later
d. Fill out downtime forms with patient information - ANS B. You obtain copies from your
disaster recovery server
1. Which of the following describes a violation of HIPAA's privacy rule?
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a. The attending physician asking the nurse to give Mr. Brown his pain medication
b. The hospital receptionist stating "Yes Mr. Roland is in room 511 B. I will transfer you."
c. A nurse and an orderly at a state hospital discussed the HIV/AIDS status of a patient in
earshot of other patients.
d. The doctor's office calling central scheduling to schedule Mr. Tom's tendon release -
ANS C. A nurse and an orderly at a stat hospital discussed the HIV/AIDS status of a patient in
earshot of other patients
1. Which of the following diseases is a malignancy of the lymphatic system?
a. Hodgkin's disease
b. Cystic Fibrosis
c. Martin-Bell Syndrome
d. Leukemia - ANS A. Hodgkin's disease
1. A drug which ends in the suffix, -pril, is considered a(n):
a. Anti-viral
b. ACE inhibitor
c. Beta Blocker
d. H2 antagonist - ANS B. ACE inhibitor
1. A patient is admitted with neck pain following a collision with another softball player at a
community baseball field. The diagnosis at the time of discharge is right internal carotid artery
dissection likely secondary to trauma. The diagnosis coded for this injury are:
a. I77.71, W51.XXXA, Y93.64, Y92.320
b. I77.71
c. I72.0, W51.XXXA, Y93.64, Y92.320
d. I77.71, W51.XXXA, Y93.64, Y92.328 - ANS A. I77.71, W51.XXXA, Y93.64, Y92.320
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1. How many Major Diagnostic Categories (MDCs) are in the MS-DRG system?
a. 20
b. 17
c. 40
d. 25 - ANS D. 25
1. What POA indicator would you use for the following scenario?
A 45 year old female presents to the ER with shortness of breath, cough and a high fever. The
ER doctor gets a chest x-ray which indicates pneumonia so he admits the patient. Shortly after
admission the patient deteriorates and develops sepsis. In his discharge summary the doctor
indicates the patient's diagnoses as sepsis secondary to pneumonia, organism unknown. A
query of the physician indicates it is unknown if the patient was septic prior to admission. What
POA indicator would you assign for sepsis?
a. Y
b. N
c. W
d. U - ANS C. W
1. What is the correct CMS definition for POA indicator W?
a. Exempt from POA Reporting
b. Diagnosis was not present at time of admission
c. Documentation insufficient to determine if condition was present at the time of inpatient
admission
d. Clinically undetermined. Provider unable to clinically determine whether the condition was
present at the time of inpatient admission - ANS D. Clinically undetermined. Provider unable
to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission
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