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CAISS Exam Questions With Complete Solutions_______________ includes any injury to an intracranial vessel
resulting in its occlusion (e.g. intimal tear, dissection) Correct
Answer thrombosis
"Blast" and inhalation injuries in the chest are coded to which
organ? Correct Answer lungs
"blood along tentorium" codes to __________. Correct Answer
cerebrum
"Burst" fractures are coded to which portion of the vertebra?
Correct Answer body
"Closed cisterns" implies what type of brain injury? Correct
Answer swelling
"GSW to abdomen" with no further description would be coded
to External or Abdominal ISS body region? Correct Answer
Abdominal
"Hip fracture" with no other description is coded as
___________. Correct Answer proximal femur fracture
(853111.3)
"Incomplete transection" vessel injuries are coded as what in
AIS? Correct Answer incomplete circumferential involvement
"Scattered" lung contusions or lacerations should be coded as
_____________. Correct Answer unilateral or bilateral NFS
,"slipped epiphysis" in children is coded as __________. Correct
Answer femur neck fracture (853161.3)
"Weber A" fibula fracture is coded where? Correct Answer
below ankle joint (infrasyndesmotic)
"Weber B" fibula fracture is coded where? Correct Answer
through joint (transsyndesmotic)
"Weber C" fibula fracture is coded where? Correct Answer
above joint (suprasyndesmotic)
"Whiplash" is what type of cervical injury? Correct Answer
strain
(T/F) "Closed Head Injury" and "Traumatic Brain Injury" are
non-specific diagnoses and are assigned a code of 100099.9
which indicates that trauma has occurred, but it cannot be used
to calculate an ISS. Correct Answer T
(T/F) "Crush" should only be used when vascular, skeletal and
soft tissue injury occur with an injury. Correct Answer T
(T/F) "Incomplete quadriplegia" orn "incomplete paraplegia"
should be coded as incomplete cord injury. Correct Answer T
(T/F) A "crush" injury to the thoracic region must be bilateral in
nature? Correct Answer TRUE
,(T/F) A gunshot would to the head with entry and exit woulds is
coded as a single injury. Correct Answer T
(T/F) A muscle tear, rupture, or avulsion is also known as a
laceration. Correct Answer TRUE
(T/F) A partial articular acetabulum fracture may involve one or
both columns? Correct Answer TRUE
(T/F) A subgaleal hematoma lies over the skull but under the
scalp. Correct Answer TRUE
(T/F) A vessel puncture or perforation is also known as a
laceration. Correct Answer TRUE
(T/F) Abdominal compartment syndrome is a consequence of
trauma and there is not coded. Correct Answer T
(T/F) Abdominal compartment syndrome is a sequela of
abdominal trauma and is therefore NOT coded. Correct Answer
TRUE
(T/F) Air embolus and tamponade are codeable sequela in the
chest ISS region. Correct Answer TRUE
(T/F) AIS severity is age-adjusted for all injuries. Correct
Answer F
(T/F) Alveolar ridge fracture, including injury to teeth, is coded
as a single injury. Correct Answer T
, (T/F) An AIS code for vertebral dislocation is only assigned
when there is no fracture or cord involvement. Correct Answer
T
(T/F) An incomplete transection should be coded one AIS code
less severe than a complete transection. Correct Answer T
(T/F) Aorta or Vena Cava injuries occur in either the Chest or
Abdomen regions. Correct Answer T
(T/F) Aorta or Vena Cava injuries only occur in the Chest
region. Correct Answer F
(T/F) Bilateral acetabulum fractures are coded separately.
Correct Answer TRUE
(T/F) Bilateral fractures to the maxilla or mandible are coded as
single injuries with location assigned to the fracture located in
the largest mass area of the bone. Correct Answer T
(T/F) Bilateral injures of kidneys, eyes, ears, and extremities are
typically codes as separate injuries (with some exceptions).
Correct Answer TRUE
(T/F) Bilateral injuries should be coded separately except where
specifically noted in the dictionary. Correct Answer T
(T/F) Bilateral organ (e.g., kidney) injuries are not coded
separately. Correct Answer F
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