Ch 17: Text Questions

Question 1

What term means entering the body?

Answer 1

Invasive

Question 2

A cardiologist is a(n) ______ medicine physician who has chosen to specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the heart.

Answer 2

Internal

Question 3

What three sections of the CPT will you often use to code cardiology services?

Answer 3

• Medicine
• Surgery
• Radiology

Question 4

What type of cardiology enters the body – breaks the skin – to make a correction or for examination?

Answer 4

Interventional

Question 5

What is the term that describes the study of the electrical system of the heart and includes the study of arrythmias?

Answer 5

Electrophysiology

Question 6

Physician who specializes in ______ cardiology uses radioactive radiologic procedures to aid in the diagnosis of cardiology conditions?

Answer 6

Nuclear

Question 7

What are the three main coronary arteries?

Answer 7

• Right Coronary (RC)
• Left Anterior Descending (LD)
• Left Circumflex (LC)

Question 8

What is the acronym commonly used for coronary artery bypass graft?

Answer 8

CABG

Question 9

What CPT Appendix would be a helpful resource for selective vascular coding?

Answer 9

Appendix L