AAPC CPC Practice EXAM D (Newest 2026
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Which of the following anatomical sites have septums?
A. Nose, heart
B. Kidney, lung
C. Sternum, coccyx
D. Orbit, ovary - correct answer A. Nose, heart
Both the heart and the nose have a septum, defined as a wall dividing two chambers.
The nasal septum separates the two nostrils. A septum also divides the right and left
atriums and right and left ventricles of the heart. In the CPT® Index, look for the term
Septum or Septal referring you to codes pertaining to the nose or heart.
, Which one of the following patients might be documented as having meconium
staining?
A. Woman with renal failure
B. Teenage boy with sickle cell anemia
C. Newborn with pneumonia
D. Man with alcoholic cirrhosis of liver - correct answer C. Newborn with pneumonia
Meconium is fetal stool, composed of materials ingested in utero. It is odorless and
tarlike. Meconium is usually expelled in a neonate's first bowel movements, but during
stress before or during birth, may be expelled into the amniotic fluid. It can be inhaled
into the fetal lung and cause pneumonia at birth. Meconium staining refers to
discoloration of the amniotic fluid, or of the neonate (for example, meconium staining
/ 2027 Update) Questions and Detailed
Answers 100% Verified Correct (Grade A+)
Already Passed
Which of the following anatomical sites have septums?
A. Nose, heart
B. Kidney, lung
C. Sternum, coccyx
D. Orbit, ovary - correct answer A. Nose, heart
Both the heart and the nose have a septum, defined as a wall dividing two chambers.
The nasal septum separates the two nostrils. A septum also divides the right and left
atriums and right and left ventricles of the heart. In the CPT® Index, look for the term
Septum or Septal referring you to codes pertaining to the nose or heart.
, Which one of the following patients might be documented as having meconium
staining?
A. Woman with renal failure
B. Teenage boy with sickle cell anemia
C. Newborn with pneumonia
D. Man with alcoholic cirrhosis of liver - correct answer C. Newborn with pneumonia
Meconium is fetal stool, composed of materials ingested in utero. It is odorless and
tarlike. Meconium is usually expelled in a neonate's first bowel movements, but during
stress before or during birth, may be expelled into the amniotic fluid. It can be inhaled
into the fetal lung and cause pneumonia at birth. Meconium staining refers to
discoloration of the amniotic fluid, or of the neonate (for example, meconium staining
