Question 1

Category A00-A09 contains codes for ____________________.

Accepted Answer

intestinal infectious diseases

Question 2

Hepatitis ____ is most commonly spread through food or water that has been contaminated by feces from an infected person.

Accepted Answer

A)  A
B)  B
C)  C
D)  D A

Question 3

What disease causes inflammation of the liver and can be caused by several different viruses?

Accepted Answer

Hepatitis

Question 4

When a person carries an infectious disease and shows no ill effects,he or she is known as a(n)____.

Accepted Answer

A)  septicemic
B)  asymptomatic carrier
C)  symptomatic carrier
D)  transmitter

Question 5

Assign the code for Colorado tick fever.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Assign the code for Colorado tick fever....

Question 6

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  N39.0,A45.51,N17.9,R65.20
B)  A41.51,N39.0,R65.20,N17.9
C)  R65.21,N39.0,A41.51,N17.9
D)  A41.9,N39.0,N17.9,R65.10

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Central America
B)  Africa
C)  Caribbean
D)  All of the above

Question 8

Hepatitis ____ is spread through contact with infected blood,through sex with an infected person,or during childbirth.There is a vaccine for this kind of hepatitis.

Accepted Answer

A)  A
B)  B
C)  C
D)  D

Question 9

A homeless man presented to the ER with skin ulcers of the right calf of the leg that are infested with cutaneous maggots.

Accepted Answer

A)  B87.1
B)  B87.0
C)  L97.219,B87.0,Z59.0
D)  L97.219,B87.8

Question 10

MATCHING
Match the following terms to the correct definition.
-Systemic disease with the presence of microorganisms or toxins in the blood,including bacteria,viruses,fungi,or others

Accepted Answer

A)  SIRS
B)  Bacteremia
C)  Septicemia
D)  Gonorrhea
E)  Septic shockF) Sepsis

Question 11

Code B20 is NEVER used once a patient develops AIDS.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

MATCHING
Match the following terms to the correct definition.
-Spread by sexual contact;men are more likely to have symptoms such as burning while urinating and discharge from the penis;treated with antibiotic

Accepted Answer

A)  SIRS
B)  Bacteremia
C)  Septicemia
D)  Gonorrhea
E)  Septic shockF) Sepsis

Question 13

Gonococcal conjunctivitis is coded to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  A54.30
B)  A54.9
C)  A54.03
D)  A54.31

Question 14

Trench mouth is coded to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  A69.0
B)  A69.1
C)  A27.9
D)  A36.3

Question 15

Infectious diseases are characterized often by a disease code and an organism code.When this occurs,it is appropriate to use two codes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Assign the code for scarlet fever.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Assign the code for scarlet fever....

Question 17

Assign the code for bubonic plague.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Assign the code for bubonic plague....

Question 18

MATCHING
Match the following terms to the correct definition.
-The systemic inflammatory response to infection or trauma;includes fevers,tachycardia,and leukocytosis

Accepted Answer

A)  SIRS
B)  Bacteremia
C)  Septicemia
D)  Gonorrhea
E)  Septic shockF) Sepsis

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  B37.81,Z21,0DJ08ZZ
B)  B37.89,B20,0DB17ZX
C)  B20,B37.81,0DJ08ZZ
D)  B20,B37.0,0DB38ZZ

Question 20

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.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to the discharge summary,a patient is...

Exam 10: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

Category A00-A09 contains codes for ____________________.

Hepatitis ____ is most commonly spread through food or water that has been contaminated by feces from an infected person.

What disease causes inflammation of the liver and can be caused by several different viruses?

When a person carries an infectious disease and shows no ill effects,he or she is known as a(n) ____.

Assign the code for Colorado tick fever.

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.

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

Hepatitis ____ is spread through contact with infected blood,through sex with an infected person,or during childbirth.There is a vaccine for this kind of hepatitis.

A homeless man presented to the ER with skin ulcers of the right calf of the leg that are infested with cutaneous maggots.

MATCHING Match the following terms to the correct definition. -Systemic disease with the presence of microorganisms or toxins in the blood,including bacteria,viruses,fungi,or others

Code B20 is NEVER used once a patient develops AIDS.

MATCHING Match the following terms to the correct definition. -Spread by sexual contact;men are more likely to have symptoms such as burning while urinating and discharge from the penis;treated with antibiotic

Gonococcal conjunctivitis is coded to ____.

Trench mouth is coded to ____.

Infectious diseases are characterized often by a disease code and an organism code.When this occurs,it is appropriate to use two codes.

Assign the code for scarlet fever.

Assign the code for bubonic plague.

MATCHING Match the following terms to the correct definition. -The systemic inflammatory response to infection or trauma;includes fevers,tachycardia,and leukocytosis

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

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.