AAPC CRC EXAM STUDYGUIDE
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a patient with diabetes type 2 presents with ED. after examination, the provider diagnosis the
patient with ED due to diabetic autonomic neuropathy. - ANSWER e11.43, n52.1
a patient is transported from the nursing home for facial drooping, slurred
speech, and dizziness. the patient was admitted for testing. after an MRI, the
provider diagnosed the patient with a TIA - ANSWER g45.9
the physician was called to the hospital floor for the medical management of a patient admitted one
day ago with a reduced oxygen level due to aspiration pneumonia and COPD. no chest pain at
present, but still SOB and some swelling in his lower extremities. patient was tachypneic yesterday;
lungs reveal course crackles in both bases, right worse than left. the physician writes instructions
to continue with intravenous antibiotic treatment and respiratory support with ventilator
management. he reviewed the chest X-ray which shows gastric contents in the lungs and labs.
patient is improving and a pulmonary consultation has been requested - ANSWER j69.0, t17.810a,
j44.9
,a patient with chronic DVT in the lower leg requires heparin to maintain
therapeutic anticoagulation levels. he has regular PTTs drawn to monitor his level of
anticoagulation - ANSWER i82.5z1, z79.01
ch. 3, question 5
diagnosis with severe exacerbation of chi, poorly controlled hon, and worsening ckd
and acute renal failure - ANSWER i13.0, i50.9, n17.9, n18.9
a patient suffering an abdominal aortic aneurysm involving the renal undergoes
endovascular repair deploying a fenestrated visceral autograft using 2 visceral
artery endoprostheses - ANSWER i71.4, i72.2
a patient with cod, stage 5 is evaluated by the provider and receives peritoneal dialysis. the provider
evaluates the patient once before dialysis begins - ANSWER n18.6, z99.2
ch. 3 question 8
Pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae; Alzheimer disease, unspecified; Dementia in
,other diseases classified elsewhere without behavioral disturbance. - ANSWER j13,
g30.9, f02.80
ch.3 question 9
the provider's assessment states the patient has acute bronchitis, and
elevated blood pressure - ANSWER j20.9, r03.0
ch. 3 question 10
provider documents the patient has hyperlipidemia, anemia, and ESRD. he refers the
patient to nephrology for the ESRD - ANSWER e78.5, d64.9, n18.6
which risk adjustment model is typically used for medicaid patients - ANSWER
chronic illness and disability payment systems (CDPS)
which of the following providers are approved for diagnosis code capture under
the medicare HCC model
I - general surgeon
II - cardiologist
III - certified registered nurse
anesthetist IV - massage therapist
, V - neuropsychiatrist - ANSWER I, II, III, V
ch. 4 question 3
based on the tables above, if the documentation states a type 1 diabetic member
has both ketoacidosis and diabetic nephropathy, which HCCs will be used in the
CMS calculations - ANSWER HCC 17
ch. 4 question 4
using the tables above, which is true
a- a patient in shock trumps a patient in respiratory arrest
b- a patient in acute respiratory failure trumps a patient dependent on a respirator
c- a patient in respiratory arrest trumps a patient with an infection of the tracheostomy stoma
d- a patient dependent on a respirator trumps a patient in respiratory arrest - ANSWER d
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