Exam 24: Injuries and Certain Other Consequences of External Cases and External Causes of Morbidity

Laceration on nose due to being hit on nose by surfboard while vacationing at the beach. Laceration of the skin was repaired.

Where are foreign bodies most likely to enter?

When coding injuries, assign separate codes for each injury unless a combination code is provided.

Name some diagnostic tools used to diagnose injuries.

Anaphylactic shock due to ingestion of milk: __________

Where is the best place to look for the petechial rash that forms from fat embolism syndrome?

The displacement of the bones that form a joint is called ____.

Patient was seen with an abrasion with laceration of the left knee, initial encounter. Assign only the injury code.

When air or gas bubbles get into the bloodstream, what is one thing that can happen?

A(n) ____________________ fracture causes injury to the surrounding tissues.

Sprained left ankle, initial encounter: __________

A 7-year-old child is admitted to the hospital with fractured shaft of the right humerus after falling out of a tree. The patient is taken to the OR for ORIF. __________

Match each definition to one of the following items. -Upper limb amputation status-below elbow

A ____ is a stretch and/or tear of a ligament.

Fractured both wrists; left distal radius and ulna, right distal ulnar fracture, initial encounter: __________

What does TBI stand for?

Match each definition to one of the following items. -Lower limb amputation status-foot

ICD-10-CM guidelines state that if the intent of an injury is unknown or unspecified, code the intent as accidental.

Fat embolism syndrome usually is present within _____ to _____ hours after the injury.

Open-fracture fifth metatarsal on the right, initial encounter: __________