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The Cancer Committee at Wharton General Hospital want sto compare long-term survival rates for pancreatic cancer by evaluating medical versus surgical treatment of the cancer. The best source of this data is the

  1. disease index.
  2. operation index.
  3. master patient index.
  4. cancer registry abstracts.

Answer(s): D



A list or collection of clinical words or phrases with their meanings is a

  1. data dictionary.
  2. language.
  3. medical nomenclature.
  4. clinical vocabulary.

Answer(s): D



The main difference between concurrent and retrospective coding is

  1. when the coding is done.
  2. what classification system is used.
  3. the credentials of the coder.
  4. the involvement of the physician.

Answer(s): A



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.

  1. acute and chronic bronchitis
  2. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  3. respiratory failure
  4. status asthmaticus

Answer(s): D



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