Caiss 2022 exam - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CAISS 2022 Neck Exam Questions and Answers Carotid artery injury not specified should be coded to what? - Answer-Common carotid artery Jugular vein injury not specified to be coded to what? - Answer-Internal jugular vein Define a thrombosis/occlusion in the neck - Answer-Thrombosis secondary to trauma from any lesion but laceration (Under carotid artery, internal and external, and vertebral artery) refers to the sequela of blunt trauma to neck The internal carotid artery injuries are o...

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CAISS 2022 Spine Exam Questions and Answers Is there a code for cervical spine injuries without further substantiation or no autopsy confirmation of specific injuries? - Answer-Yes, but it has a severity of 9 How do you code co-existing injuries to the spinal cord and the vertebral column? - Answer-They are coded as a single entry and only have one AIS code. If a cord injury is continuous which level is coded? - Answer-Only the highest. If the cord is injured in more than one area, and...

CAISS 2022 Neck Exam Questions and Answers Carotid artery injury not specified should be coded to what? - Answer-Common carotid artery Jugular vein injury not specified to be coded to what? - Answer-Internal jugular vein Define a thrombosis/occlusion in the neck - Answer-Thrombosis secondary to trauma from any lesion but laceration (Under carotid artery, internal and external, and vertebral artery) refers to the sequela of blunt trauma to neck The internal carotid artery injuries are o...

CAISS 2022 Head Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Code penetrating injury to a specific anatomical structure (eg cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem) if this information is known. If specific site is not known or if more than one structure is injured then code to penetrating injury under whole area. What is an important exception to this? - Answer-Penetrating injury to the brain stem is an AIS 6 injury and should be coded under brain stem even if two regions of the brain are involved. ...

CAISS 2022 Neck exam Questions and Answers