CAISS CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A+)

CAISS CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
Branches of vessels - ANSWERthese are not coded unless they are named or listed
with a specific descriptor

Boxed and Bold Text - ANSWERRepresent AIS coding rules and conventions

Brackets - ANSWERDenote inclusive or exclusive information

Semicolons - ANSWERSeparate injury descriptors that are comparable in severity

Bold Type - ANSWERIdentifies anatomical structure

Supratentorial - ANSWERDescribed as blood along the tentorium and is coded to the
Cerebrum

Temporal Bone - ANSWERConsists of three portions: the squamous/shell-like portion
(in vault), and the mastoid and petrous portions (in base) of the skull

Interpeduncular Fossa (Cistern) - ANSWERCoded as hemorrhage in the brainstem

Pterygoid Plates - ANSWERIs part of the sphenoid bone and is coded to the skull base
if in isolation (not coded additionally if part of a LeFort fracture)

Skull Base - ANSWEROccipital Condyles are coded to what part of the skull?

Vasospasm - ANSWERIs a transient occurrence that may or may not show up on
imaging and is the result of injury to the artery and cannot be coded

Laceration - ANSWERUnless contusion or laceration is specified, code total loss of
nerve function (paralysis) as a

Contusion - ANSWERUnless contusion or laceration is specified, code partial loss of
nerve function (paresis) as

Optic Nerve (II) - ANSWERIncludes chiasm and tracts

Brain Stem - ANSWERIncludes the hypothalamus, medulla, midbrain, and pons

Cerbellum - ANSWERInfratentorial and posterior fossa are coded to what part of the
brain

Lamina Papyracea - ANSWERIs part of the medial wall of the orbit