1. The key diagnostic finding for typical pneumonia is

2. Female, 76 years old, admitted with tachycardia due to theophylline toxicity.

3. Which disease is a malignancy of the lymphatic system?

4. Which of the following anatomical parts is involved in both the respiratory and digestive systems?

5. These are assigned to every HCPCS/CPT code under the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system to identify how the service or procedure described by the code would be paid.

6. Which of the following is a risk factor involved in the etiology of gallstones?

7. Accounts Receivable (A/R) refers to

8. This information provides a narrative name of the services provided. This information should be presented in a clear concise manner. When possible, the narratives from the HCPCS/CPT book should be utilized.

9. This information is the numerical identification of the service or supply. Each item has a unique number with a prefix that indicates the department number (the number assigned to a specific ancillary department) and an item number (the number assigned by the accounting department or the business officer) for a specific procedure or service represented on the chargemaster.

10. Given the diagnosis

11. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with an exacerbation of acute bronchitis

12. A 32-year-old female known to be HIV positive was admitted with lesions of the anterior trunk. Excisional biopsies of the skin lesions were positive for Kaposi's sarcoma. Further examination revealed thrush.

13. Oxygen is carried in the blood

14. A patient was discharged from the acute care hospital with a final diagnosis of bronchial asthma. As the coder reviews the record, she notes that the patient was described as having prolonged and intractable wheezing, airway obstruction that was not relieved by bronchodilators and the lab values showed decreased respiratory function. The coder queried the physician to determine whether the code for ________ is appropriate to be added to the final diagnoses.

15. Which of the organs listed below has endocrine and exocrine functions?

16. Patient suffered dizziness as a result of taking prescribed Phenobarbital. Patient took medication with beer.

17. A population-based cancer registry that is designed to determine rates and trends in a defined population is a (an)

18. The primary goal of a hospital-based cancer registry is to

19. Under Medicare Part B, Medicare participating providers

20. Which one of the following cells produces antibodies?

21. Bleeding esophageal varices with alcoholic liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Patient is alcohol dependent. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy for control of hemorrhage.

22. David was experiencing chronic fatigue and was experiencing flulike symptoms. Blood testing indicated that he had hepatitis A. A percutaneous liver biopsy was performed to determine the stage of the disease.

23. Dizziness and blurred vision following ingestion of prescribed Allegra and a glass of wine at dinner would be reported as a(n)

24. Patient was admitted from the nursing home in acute respiratory failure that was due to congestive heart failure. Chest x-ray also showed pulmonary edema. Patient was intubated and placed on mechanical ventilation and expired the day after admission.

25. Delirium tremens with alcohol dependence