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CAISS EXAM
Actual Qs and Ans - Expert-Verified Explanation -Guaranteed passing score -100 Questions and Answers
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Question 1: (T/F) Coding a basilar skull fracture based on physical signs or manifestations is only permitted if there is evidence of traumatic head injury or the physical manifestations cannot be related to a peripheral or facial injury (e.g., facial fractures)?
Answer:
T
Question 2: Muscle laceration
Answer:
same as rupture, tear or avulsion
Question 3: Basilar Skull Fracture
Answer:
Physical signs of raccoon eyes, Battle signs, CSF rhinorrhea, CSF otorrhea and Hemotympanum are indications of what?
Question 4: External
Answer:
Injuries that include lacerations, contusions, abrasions, hypothermia, electrical injury, whole body injury and burns are assigned to what region?
Question 5: Pre-dot Code
Answer:
- digits to the left of decimal point
Question 6: (T/F) Foreign bodies are not injuries and therefore not coded.
Answer:
T
Question 7: Open Fracture
Answer:
Skin overlying the fracture is lacerated.
Question 8: Major vessel laceration
Answer:
Rupture, transection, segmental loss, complete circumferential involvement, blood loss > 20% by volume
Question 9: (T/F) There are 9 ISS body regions?
Answer:
F Question 10: (T/F) The not further specified (NSF) category allows for coding injuries when detailed information is lacking.
Answer:
T
Question 11: Sprain
Answer:
Injury to joints Question 12: (T/F) Penetrating injuries that do not injure underlying structures should be coded in the Whole Area section of the dictionary chapter and assigned to the External ISS body region.
Answer:
T
Question 13: Range of AIS severity codes
Answer:
1-6
Question 14: Bold Type
Answer:
Identifies an anatomical structure
Question 15: Abdomen and Pelvic Area
Answer:
Include injury to Lumber spine lesions.
Question 16: Chest
Answer:
Include injury to abdominal and pelvic contents, including all lesions to internal organs in the respective cavities and injuries to diaphragm, rib cage and thoracic spine.
Question 17: Underestimation of the ISS score
Answer:
Assigning injuries to too few body regions can result in what?Question 18: (T/F) AIS allows coding of cranial nerve "contusion" if there is documented cranial nerve weakness/paresis or subtotal loss of function?
Answer:
T
Question 19: AIS Severity Number
Answer:
A single digit to the right of the decimal point.
Question 20: Semicolons
Answer:
Separate injury descriptors that are comparable in severity.
Question 21: Amputation
Answer:
Total loss of body part from trauma or burn
Question 22: > 20% blood loss in adults
Answer:
> 1000 cc Question 23: Level of injury within the specific body region and anatomic structure
Answer:
The fifth & sixth numbers in the pre-dot code stands for?
Question 24: AIS .2
Answer:
Moderate
Question 25: There are how many ISS body regions?
Answer:
6
Question 26: Nerve paresis (palsy)
Answer:
Subtotal loss of function
Question 27: Displaced Fractrue
Answer:
Fracture in which two ends of the bone are not aligned
Question 28: Injury
Answer:
The anatomic lesion resulting from a transfer of energy rather than a complication or immediate sequelae is what?
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