Exam 10: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

The patient was admitted with septic shock. Blood cultures were positive for coagulase-negative staphylococcus (CONS). Patient was also treated for pneumonia. BAL was performed (right middle lobe bronchus). Physician documents sepsis due to coagulase-negative staphylococcus with septic shock and CONS pneumonia.

A patient was admitted to the hospital with jaundice and elevated liver function tests. Upon discharge, the physician documents jaundice due to acute hepatitis B.

Patient was admitted with difficulty swallowing. EGD showed esophageal candidiasis. Patient is HIV positive.

Assign the code for German measles.

The patient was admitted with sepsis caused by a UTI due to Escherichia coli. The patient also had acute kidney injury due to sepsis. Discharge summary states sepsis due to Escherichia coli.

Jock itch is coded to ____.

____________________, or shingles, is a disease caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox.

MRSA positive by nabal swab

Trench mouth is coded to ____.

Category B20 is assigned for ____________________.

Match each definition to one of the following items. -SIRS due to infection

A patient was admitted with difficulty swallowing and is HIV positive. An EGD was performed and revealed candidal esophagitis. Patient was treated and discharged home in stable condition.

A patient is admitted to the hospital with severe diarrhea. Upon exam, the patient is found to be severely dehydrated. She is given IV fluids to correct the hydration. In the assessment, the physician suspects gastroenteritis. After stool cultures, it is determined that the patient has Clostridium difficile colitis.

Match each definition to one of the following items. -Bacteria in the blood

Assign the code for Ebola virus.

Assign the code for chickenpox.

According to the discharge summary, a patient is admitted with bacterial pneumonia. Three days after admission, the patient spikes a fever and is tachycardic with a WBC of 18,000. Physician documents that the blood cultures confirm staphylococcal sepsis.

Anthrax is most common in the agricultural regions of which of these countries?

Assign the code(s) for intertrigo under both breasts due to candidiasis.

A patient is admitted with pneumonia. Chest x-ray confirms pneumonia. The physician suspects sepsis and orders blood cultures, which are positive for pneumococcus. Discharge summary lists principal diagnosis as pneumococcal sepsis.