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AAAM AIS CAISS - HEAD EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
What are the different levels of the DAI? - ANSWER-Mild (LOC 6-
24 hrs), moderate (LOC GT 24 hrs without brainstem signs), and
severe LOC GT 24 hrs with brain stem signs.NOTE! There is also
a LOC GT 24 hrs NFS code under DAI
In the Head Region, lacerations or thrombosis to the sinuses are
coded in what section - ANSWER-Vessels: includes Sinus NFS,
Cavernous sinus, sigmoid sinus, straight sinus, Saggital (Superior
longitudinal) Sinus, and Transverse Sinus
If a patient has diffuse axonal injury and also has a subarachnoid
bleed, do you pick up both? - ANSWER-No, do not pick up the
subarachnoid bleed in patients with DAI
What portion or portions of the temporal bone is part of the skull
vault and what portion or portions is skull base? - ANSWER-The
squamous portion is part of the skull vaultThe petrous and
mastoid portions are part of the skull base
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What is a compound skull fracture? - ANSWER-It is an open skull
fracture with an intact dura
How do you code a through and through GSW to skull -
ANSWER-116004.5 greater than 2 cm penetration. However if
you know more details to specific organ damage this cannot be
used
In a penetrating injury to the head, if the skull is not penetrated
how do you code the entry? - ANSWER-Coded as a scalp
laceration
True or false: cranial nerve injuries may be described only by the
type of dysfunction that exists in the normal nerve activity -
ANSWER-TRUE
For cranial nerves how do you code total loss of nerve function
(paralysis)? And how do you code partial loss of function a.k.a.
paresis? - ANSWER-Code total loss as a laceration and partial
loss as a contusion.
AAAM AIS CAISS - HEAD EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
What are the different levels of the DAI? - ANSWER-Mild (LOC 6-
24 hrs), moderate (LOC GT 24 hrs without brainstem signs), and
severe LOC GT 24 hrs with brain stem signs.NOTE! There is also
a LOC GT 24 hrs NFS code under DAI
In the Head Region, lacerations or thrombosis to the sinuses are
coded in what section - ANSWER-Vessels: includes Sinus NFS,
Cavernous sinus, sigmoid sinus, straight sinus, Saggital (Superior
longitudinal) Sinus, and Transverse Sinus
If a patient has diffuse axonal injury and also has a subarachnoid
bleed, do you pick up both? - ANSWER-No, do not pick up the
subarachnoid bleed in patients with DAI
What portion or portions of the temporal bone is part of the skull
vault and what portion or portions is skull base? - ANSWER-The
squamous portion is part of the skull vaultThe petrous and
mastoid portions are part of the skull base
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What is a compound skull fracture? - ANSWER-It is an open skull
fracture with an intact dura
How do you code a through and through GSW to skull -
ANSWER-116004.5 greater than 2 cm penetration. However if
you know more details to specific organ damage this cannot be
used
In a penetrating injury to the head, if the skull is not penetrated
how do you code the entry? - ANSWER-Coded as a scalp
laceration
True or false: cranial nerve injuries may be described only by the
type of dysfunction that exists in the normal nerve activity -
ANSWER-TRUE
For cranial nerves how do you code total loss of nerve function
(paralysis)? And how do you code partial loss of function a.k.a.
paresis? - ANSWER-Code total loss as a laceration and partial
loss as a contusion.
