To code the diagnostic phrase closed fracture of shaft of femur due to fall from ladder, the coder would first reference which term?
A) femur
B) fracture
C) closed
D) fall
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Q. 2) The following questions will require the use of an ICD-9-CM code book to complete the sentence.
Kevin McLeven was in a very serious car accident. After a week of surgeries and antibiotic treatment, it was determined that he would have to have a below-the-knee amputation, closed flap, through the tibia and fibula. This procedure would be coded to procedure code __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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Q. 3) Helen, 89 years old, is seen today because she is complaining of increasing pain in her lower back. She is known to have osteoporosis, and because of this, an X-ray of her spine is taken. The X-ray shows a pathological compression fracture of two vertebrae in the lumbar region. Select the appropriate ICD-9-CM code.
733.00 Osteoporosis
733.13 Pathological fracture of vertebrae
805.8 Fracture of vertebrae, closed
A) 733.00, 733.13
B) 733.13, 733.00
C) 805.8, 733.00
D) 805.8
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Q. 4) The following questions will require the use of an ICD-9-CM code book to complete the sentence.
Disarticulation of the wrist is coded to procedure code _________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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Q. 5) Following a motor vehicle accident, Maria Links was brought to the ER with low back pain and back spasms. She was medicated with muscle relaxants, but the pain and spasms did not decrease. The physician ordered an MRI, which showed a herniated lumbar intervertebral disk. Select the appropriate ICD-9-CM code.
722.10 Displacement of lumbar intervertebral disk without myelopathy
724.8 Back spasm
839.20 Displacement of lumbar vertebra
724.2 Low back pain
A) 724.2
B) 724.8
C) 839.20
D) 722.10
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Q. 6) Megan Friend plays tennis and has had three dislocations of her shoulder in the last two years. She is being seen today because of pain in her shoulder. It is determined that she has again dislocated her shoulder. Select the appropriate ICD-9-CM code.
718.32 Recurrent dislocation of shoulder region
718.92 Instability of shoulder joint
719.41 Pain in shoulder
831.10 Closed dislocation of shoulder, unspecified
A) 719.41, 718.92
B) 831.10, 719.41
C) 718.32
D) 718.92, 719.41, 718.32
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Q. 7) The correction of the musculomembrane that surrounds the capsule of the shoulder joint is called __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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Q. 8) The __________ acts as a cushion and contains synovial fluid to ease movement.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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Q. 9) Tom Smith, a baseball player, has sprained his deltoid muscle. Where is the deltoid muscle located?
A) abdomen
B) lower leg
C) upper leg
D) shoulder
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Q. 10) __________ is the tissue that covers and separates muscles.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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