Teminilogy Week 2

Question 1

Abuse

Answer 1

Miss use of a substance

Question 2

Congenital

Answer 2

Existing from birth

Question 3

Malignancy

Answer 3

Used in reference to a cancerous tumor

Question 4

Lesion

Answer 4

Abnormal or alter tissue such as a wound cyst or absence

Question 5

Sequela

Answer 5

A condition that follows an illness

Question 6

NOS

Answer 6

Not otherwise specified

Question 7

Morphology

Answer 7

The study of neoplasm shape or structure

Question 8

Asymptomatic

Answer 8

Not showing any of the typical symptoms of the disease or condition

Question 9

Italicized code

Answer 9

ICD 10 code that can never be sequenced as the principal or principal diagnosis

Question 10

Uncertain diagnosis

Answer 10

Diagnosis document at the time of discharge as probable, suspected, likely, rule out

Question 11

Official guidelines for coding and reporting

Answer 11

Rules of coding diagnosis codes published by CMS and NCHS

Question 12

Prophylactic

Answer 12

A substance of agent that offers some protection from a disease

Question 13

Myocardial infarction

Answer 13

Necrosis of the myocardium resulting from the interrupted blood supply

Question 14

NEC

Answer 14

Not elsewhere classified

Question 15

Slanted brackets

Answer 15

Indicate can never be sequenced as principal diagnosis

Question 16

AHIMA

Answer 16

American Health Information Management Association

Question 17

UHDDS

Answer 17

Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set

Question 18

Residual

Answer 18

That which is left behind or remains

Question 19

Late effects

Answer 19

Residual effects after the acute phase of an illness or injury has passed terminated

Question 20

AHA

Answer 20

American Hospital Association