Chapter 4 - Not Built from Word Parts

Question 1

abscess

Answer 1

a localized collection of pus

Question 2

acne

Answer 2

inflammatory disease of the skin involving the sebaceous glands and hair follicles

Question 3

albinism

Answer 3

congenital hereditary condition characterized by partial or total lack of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes

Question 4

basal cell carcinoma (BCC)

Answer 4

epithelial tumor arising from the epidermis (seldom metastasizes but invades local tissue- common with excessive sun)

Question 5

carbuncle

Answer 5

cluster of boils

Question 6

contusion

Answer 6

bruise

Question 7

fissure

Answer 7

a slit or crack-like sore in the skin

Question 8

furuncle

Answer 8

boil

Question 9

gangrene

Answer 9

death of tissue caused by loss of blood supply followed by bacterial invasion (a form of necrosis)

Question 10

herpes

Answer 10

inflammatory skin disease caused by herpes virus characterized by small blisters in clusters

Question 11

infection

Answer 11

the invasion of pathogens in body tissue

Question 12

laceration

Answer 12

a torn, ragged-edged wound

Question 13

lesion

Answer 13

any visible change in tissue resulting from injury or disease

Question 14

MRSA infection

Answer 14

invasion of body tissue by methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, a strain of common bacteria that has developed resistance to penicillin and other antibiotics

Question 15

psoriasis

Answer 15

chronic skin condition characterized by red lesions covered by silvery scales

Question 16

scleroderma

Answer 16

a disease characterized by chronic hardening of the connective tissue of the skin and other body organs

Question 17

tinea

Answer 17

fungal infection of skin (ringworm)

Question 18

squamous cell carcinoma (SqCCA)

Answer 18

malignant growth that develops from scale-like epithelial tissue. Unlike basal cell CA, there is significant potential for metastasis (frequent cause: chronic exposure to sunlight)

Question 19

urticaria

Answer 19

hives

Question 20

common skin infections

Answer 20

• bacterial (carbuncle, cellulitis, furuncle, impetigo, MRSA, paronychia)
• fungal (candidiasis, tinea, trichomycosis)
• parasitic (scabies, pediculosis)
• viral (fever blister [herpes simplex], shingles [herpes zoster])

Question 21

cauterization

Answer 21

destruction of tissue with a hot or cold instrument, electric current, or caustic substance

Question 22

cryosurgery

Answer 22

destruction of tissue by using extreme cold, often by using liquid nitrogen

Question 23

debridement

Answer 23

removal of contaminated or dead tissue and foreign matter from an open wound

Question 24

dermabrasion

Answer 24

procedure to remove skin scars with abrasive material, such as sandpaper

Question 25

excision

Answer 25

surgical removal by cutting

Question 26

incision

Answer 26

surgical cut or wound produced by a sharp instrument

Question 27

incision and drainage (I&D)

Answer 27

surgical cut made to allow the free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a lesion, wound, or cavity

Question 28

laser surgery

Answer 28

procedure using an instrument that emits a high powered beam of light used to cut, burn, vaporize, or destroy tissue

Question 29

Mohs Surgery

Answer 29

technique of microscopically controlled serial excisions of skin cancers

Question 30

suturing

Answer 30

to stitch edges of a wound surgically

Question 31

ICD-10-PCS Root Operations and Approaches

Answer 31

- International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision, Procedure Classification System - Used for medical coding and billing (went into effect 10/1/2015) - 21 root operations and 7 approaches

Question 32

alteration

Answer 32

- ICD-10-PCS - modifying the anatomic structure of a body part without affecting the function - principal purpose is to improve appearance

Question 33

destruction

Answer 33

- ICD-10-PCS - eradicating all or a portion of a body part - none of the body part is taken out

Question 34

repair

Answer 34

- ICD-10-PCS - restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function - used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations

Question 35

replacement

Answer 35

- ICD-10-PCS - putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place of all or a portion of a body part - the biological material is either non-living or is living and taken from the same individual - if the body part has been previously replaced, a separate REMOVAL procedure is coded for taking out the device used in the previous replacement