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CAISS HEAD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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CAISS HEAD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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1-81 of 81In the skull how is "Compound" defined.
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Only in the skull does it mean "open fracture"
When is a cranial nerve coded as a laceration?
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When there is Total Loss of Nerve Function Paralysis
Compressed ventricles are a sign of what?
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Mild Brain Swelling
Given evidence of head injury; what can be used to corroborate a diagnosis of basilar
skull fracture?
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Battle Signs, CSF (Otorrhea/Rhinorrhea) or Raccoon Eyes
How are multiple hematomas or bleeds in the brain coded?
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Code each individual if they are separate. Code unilateral or bilateral as
specified.
Why are brain injuries coded in the first 24 hours?
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Surgical and other interventions can increase the size of a contusion or
hemorrhage which would inflate the severity.
If a single fracture involves both base and vault; how do you code?
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Code the most severe. If equal code to the point of origin.
When do you code to the cerebellum?
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Only when cerebellum, infratentorial or posterior fossa are mentioned.
Compression on the tentorium causing double vision is an injury to which nerve?
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Trochlear Nerve / CN IV
What is thrombosis?
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