CAISS 2 Exam Graded A+ (Verified)
Blood along tentorium" codes to __________. - ANSWER-cerebrum
"Hip fracture" with no other description is coded as ___________. - ANSWER-proximal
femur fracture (853111.3)
"Scattered" lung contusions or lacerations should be coded as _____________. -
ANSWER-unilateral or bilateral NFS
"slipped epiphysis" in children is coded as __________. - ANSWER-femur neck fracture
(853161.3)
"Weber A" fibula fracture is coded where? - ANSWER-below ankle joint
(infrasyndesmotic)
"Weber B" fibula fracture is coded where? - ANSWER-through joint (transsyndesmotic)
"Weber C" fibula fracture is coded where? - ANSWER-above joint (suprasyndesmotic)
2nd cervical vertebrae with thick process (odontoid) around which 1st cervical vertebrae
pivots - ANSWER-axis
3 portions of the temporal bone - ANSWER-squamous (vault)
mastoid (base)
petrous (base)
A "blowout" fracture is coded to _______________. - ANSWER-orbital floor (face)
A bony surface in the posterior skull formed by a portion of the basilar part of the
occipital bone and the upper part by a part of the sphenoid bone - ANSWER-clivus
A clinical diagnosis of a pelvic fracture made by detecting obvious instability is
acceptable for AIS coding (if pt dies before radiology and no autopsy is performed) and
should be coded as _________________. - ANSWER-pelvic ring fracture, NFS
(856100.2)
A diagnosis of nerve palsy or neuropraxia should be coded as _____________. -
ANSWER-nerve contusion to specific nerve
A fracture of the base of the first metacarpal bone running into the carpometacarpal joint
and complicated by subluxation - ANSWER-bennett's fracture
A general anatomical term for a sickle shaped organ or structure - ANSWER-falx
,A horseshoe shaped bone situated at the base of the tongue, just superior to the thyroid
cartilage - ANSWER-hyoid bone
A pelvic fracture with bilateral, complete pelvic floor disruption is considered
___________________. - ANSWER-unstable
A sac formed by the dilation of the wall of the vessel or heart - ANSWER-aneurysm
A trench or a channel; A general term for a hollow or depressed area - ANSWER-fossa
A unilateral, lateral compression pelvic fracture is considered _______________. -
ANSWER-partially stable
Abdominal serosal tear is coded as a ________________. - ANSWER-partial thickness
injury
Abnormal motor movement reflecting brainstem disfunction, seen in some comatose
patients, characterized by abnormal rigid extremity extension; Also called "postering" -
ANSWER-decerebration
Abnormal motor movement reflecting cerebral dysfunction, seen in some comatose
patients, characterized by abnormal flexion of the upper extremities; Also called
"posturing" - ANSWER-decortication
acoustic & auditory nerves are part of which cranial nerve? - ANSWER-
vestibulocochlear
Acromion fractures are coded as _____________. - ANSWER-scapula fracture NFS
Acute compression of the heart caused by increased intra-pericardial pressure due to
collection of blood or fluid in the pericardium - ANSWER-cardiac tamponade
Acute compression of the heart due to effusion of fluid in the outer layer (pericardium) of
the heart or collection of blood in pericardium due to heart rupture or penetration. -
ANSWER-cardiac tamponade
adrenal gland - ANSWER-abdomen
Any penetrating injury involving the brain stem should be coded to _______________,
no matter how many other regions of the brain are also involved. - ANSWER-brain
stem, penetrating injury (140216.6)
Are coexisting injuries to the spinal cord and the vertebral column coded separately? or
together? - ANSWER-together - code as single injury and assign only one AIS code
, Are ligaments in the extremities sections, coded as muscles or tendons? - ANSWER-
tendons
Assign degloving injuries to the _____________ body region for calculating an ISS. -
ANSWER-external
azygos vein - ANSWER-chest
basal ganglion - ANSWER-cerebrum
bone in lateral head of gastrocnemius muscle - ANSWER-fabella (knee region)
bone in the middle ossicle of chain in the middle ear - ANSWER-incus (ear region)
Brain ________ is seen as isodense or slightly hyperdense on CT or isodense on MRI. -
ANSWER-swelling
Brain _________ is best distinguished by the presence of hypodensity (more black than
normal brain) on CT, or hypointensity on T1 or hyperintensity on T2 or flair MRI imaging.
- ANSWER-edema
Breaking open or bursting to forcibly disrupt tissue resulting in a hole, break or opening
with stellate edges or devitalized/fragmented tissue, made through entire thickness of
membrane or other tissue of an organ or structure. - ANSWER-rupture
carpus - ANSWER-upper extremity (hand)
cauda equina - ANSWER-lumbar spine
Cecum injuries are included with __________ codes. - ANSWER-colon
celiac artery - ANSWER-abdomen
chordae tendineae - ANSWER-chest (heart strings)
choroid - ANSWER-face (eye)
Code C1 anterior arch to ___________. - ANSWER-vertebral body, NFS
Code C1 lateral mass to ___________. - ANSWER-pedicle
Code C1 posterior arch to ___________. - ANSWER-lamina
Code hard palate perforation as ____________. - ANSWER-fracture
Code soft palate perforation as ____________. - ANSWER-laceration
Blood along tentorium" codes to __________. - ANSWER-cerebrum
"Hip fracture" with no other description is coded as ___________. - ANSWER-proximal
femur fracture (853111.3)
"Scattered" lung contusions or lacerations should be coded as _____________. -
ANSWER-unilateral or bilateral NFS
"slipped epiphysis" in children is coded as __________. - ANSWER-femur neck fracture
(853161.3)
"Weber A" fibula fracture is coded where? - ANSWER-below ankle joint
(infrasyndesmotic)
"Weber B" fibula fracture is coded where? - ANSWER-through joint (transsyndesmotic)
"Weber C" fibula fracture is coded where? - ANSWER-above joint (suprasyndesmotic)
2nd cervical vertebrae with thick process (odontoid) around which 1st cervical vertebrae
pivots - ANSWER-axis
3 portions of the temporal bone - ANSWER-squamous (vault)
mastoid (base)
petrous (base)
A "blowout" fracture is coded to _______________. - ANSWER-orbital floor (face)
A bony surface in the posterior skull formed by a portion of the basilar part of the
occipital bone and the upper part by a part of the sphenoid bone - ANSWER-clivus
A clinical diagnosis of a pelvic fracture made by detecting obvious instability is
acceptable for AIS coding (if pt dies before radiology and no autopsy is performed) and
should be coded as _________________. - ANSWER-pelvic ring fracture, NFS
(856100.2)
A diagnosis of nerve palsy or neuropraxia should be coded as _____________. -
ANSWER-nerve contusion to specific nerve
A fracture of the base of the first metacarpal bone running into the carpometacarpal joint
and complicated by subluxation - ANSWER-bennett's fracture
A general anatomical term for a sickle shaped organ or structure - ANSWER-falx
,A horseshoe shaped bone situated at the base of the tongue, just superior to the thyroid
cartilage - ANSWER-hyoid bone
A pelvic fracture with bilateral, complete pelvic floor disruption is considered
___________________. - ANSWER-unstable
A sac formed by the dilation of the wall of the vessel or heart - ANSWER-aneurysm
A trench or a channel; A general term for a hollow or depressed area - ANSWER-fossa
A unilateral, lateral compression pelvic fracture is considered _______________. -
ANSWER-partially stable
Abdominal serosal tear is coded as a ________________. - ANSWER-partial thickness
injury
Abnormal motor movement reflecting brainstem disfunction, seen in some comatose
patients, characterized by abnormal rigid extremity extension; Also called "postering" -
ANSWER-decerebration
Abnormal motor movement reflecting cerebral dysfunction, seen in some comatose
patients, characterized by abnormal flexion of the upper extremities; Also called
"posturing" - ANSWER-decortication
acoustic & auditory nerves are part of which cranial nerve? - ANSWER-
vestibulocochlear
Acromion fractures are coded as _____________. - ANSWER-scapula fracture NFS
Acute compression of the heart caused by increased intra-pericardial pressure due to
collection of blood or fluid in the pericardium - ANSWER-cardiac tamponade
Acute compression of the heart due to effusion of fluid in the outer layer (pericardium) of
the heart or collection of blood in pericardium due to heart rupture or penetration. -
ANSWER-cardiac tamponade
adrenal gland - ANSWER-abdomen
Any penetrating injury involving the brain stem should be coded to _______________,
no matter how many other regions of the brain are also involved. - ANSWER-brain
stem, penetrating injury (140216.6)
Are coexisting injuries to the spinal cord and the vertebral column coded separately? or
together? - ANSWER-together - code as single injury and assign only one AIS code
, Are ligaments in the extremities sections, coded as muscles or tendons? - ANSWER-
tendons
Assign degloving injuries to the _____________ body region for calculating an ISS. -
ANSWER-external
azygos vein - ANSWER-chest
basal ganglion - ANSWER-cerebrum
bone in lateral head of gastrocnemius muscle - ANSWER-fabella (knee region)
bone in the middle ossicle of chain in the middle ear - ANSWER-incus (ear region)
Brain ________ is seen as isodense or slightly hyperdense on CT or isodense on MRI. -
ANSWER-swelling
Brain _________ is best distinguished by the presence of hypodensity (more black than
normal brain) on CT, or hypointensity on T1 or hyperintensity on T2 or flair MRI imaging.
- ANSWER-edema
Breaking open or bursting to forcibly disrupt tissue resulting in a hole, break or opening
with stellate edges or devitalized/fragmented tissue, made through entire thickness of
membrane or other tissue of an organ or structure. - ANSWER-rupture
carpus - ANSWER-upper extremity (hand)
cauda equina - ANSWER-lumbar spine
Cecum injuries are included with __________ codes. - ANSWER-colon
celiac artery - ANSWER-abdomen
chordae tendineae - ANSWER-chest (heart strings)
choroid - ANSWER-face (eye)
Code C1 anterior arch to ___________. - ANSWER-vertebral body, NFS
Code C1 lateral mass to ___________. - ANSWER-pedicle
Code C1 posterior arch to ___________. - ANSWER-lamina
Code hard palate perforation as ____________. - ANSWER-fracture
Code soft palate perforation as ____________. - ANSWER-laceration
