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CHIM NCE PRACTICE BOOKLET
3_Chapters 1 Biomedical, 2
Health Info. Science, 3 Health
Info Analysis and Presentation
Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers Graded A+
1.1) The coder notes the patient is taking prescribed Haldol. The final
diagnoses on the progress notes include diabetes mellitus, acute pharyngitis,
and malnutrition. What condition might the coder suspect the patient has?
1. Hypertension
2. Insomnia
3. Rheumatoid arthritis
4. Schizophrenia Ans: 4. Schizophrenia
Haldol is an antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia
2. QUESTION
1.2) The warning signs for cancer include:
1. a new solid lump, often painless
2. a change in bowel habits
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3. a change in the color of a wart or mole
4. unusual bleeding
5. all the above Ans: 5. all the above
1.3) According to the rule of nines, the anterior trunk is approximately _____ of
an adult's body.
1. 9%
2. 18%
3. 27%
4. 36% Ans: 2. 18%
1.4) Which of these is not a role of Health Information Management
professionals?
1. Allowing patients to review their own records
2. Deciding on treatment for patients
3. Making decisions to release information based on regulations governing
disclosure
4. Releasing information to a consumer-authorized third party payor who
provides the consumer's insurance coverage Ans: 2. Deciding on treatment
for patients
1.5) What does an "exacerbation" of disease mean?
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1. The patient is feeling unhealthy, even though he has no active disease at
the present time
2. The patient is showing a group of symptoms
3. The patient is showing a worsening of the signs of his disease
4. The patient is showing no symptoms of his disease at the present time Ans:
3. The patient is showing a worsening of the signs of his disease
1.6) Which type code is NEVER used on a newborn abstract?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3 Ans: D. 3
1.7) Statutory law is also referred to as:
1. an act
2. common law
3. federal law
4. regulations Ans: 1. an act
1.8) A missed abortion describes the circumstance in which early fetal death
occurs before completion of ____ weeks gestation without spontaneous
expulsion of conception.
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1. 12 weeks
2. 20 weeks
3. 30 weeks
4. 35 weeks Ans: 2. 20 weeks
1.9) What is Lou Gehrig's disease?
1. A condition where the thyroid gland doesn't produce enough hormones
2. A persistent ringing noise inside the ear
3. A progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking
skills
4. The progressive loss of the motor neurons that control voluntary muscles
Ans: 4. The progressive loss of the motor neurons that control voluntary
muscles
1.10) The cells of a grade 1 tumor:
1. look like normal cells and are growing more quickly than normal
2. look like normal cells and are growing slowly
3. look like normal cells and are not growing at all
4. look very abnormal and are growing quickly Ans: 2. look like normal cells
and are growing slowly
1.11) Workflow analysis is a component of what cycle?
CHIM NCE PRACTICE BOOKLET
3_Chapters 1 Biomedical, 2
Health Info. Science, 3 Health
Info Analysis and Presentation
Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers Graded A+
1.1) The coder notes the patient is taking prescribed Haldol. The final
diagnoses on the progress notes include diabetes mellitus, acute pharyngitis,
and malnutrition. What condition might the coder suspect the patient has?
1. Hypertension
2. Insomnia
3. Rheumatoid arthritis
4. Schizophrenia Ans: 4. Schizophrenia
Haldol is an antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia
2. QUESTION
1.2) The warning signs for cancer include:
1. a new solid lump, often painless
2. a change in bowel habits
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3. a change in the color of a wart or mole
4. unusual bleeding
5. all the above Ans: 5. all the above
1.3) According to the rule of nines, the anterior trunk is approximately _____ of
an adult's body.
1. 9%
2. 18%
3. 27%
4. 36% Ans: 2. 18%
1.4) Which of these is not a role of Health Information Management
professionals?
1. Allowing patients to review their own records
2. Deciding on treatment for patients
3. Making decisions to release information based on regulations governing
disclosure
4. Releasing information to a consumer-authorized third party payor who
provides the consumer's insurance coverage Ans: 2. Deciding on treatment
for patients
1.5) What does an "exacerbation" of disease mean?
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1. The patient is feeling unhealthy, even though he has no active disease at
the present time
2. The patient is showing a group of symptoms
3. The patient is showing a worsening of the signs of his disease
4. The patient is showing no symptoms of his disease at the present time Ans:
3. The patient is showing a worsening of the signs of his disease
1.6) Which type code is NEVER used on a newborn abstract?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3 Ans: D. 3
1.7) Statutory law is also referred to as:
1. an act
2. common law
3. federal law
4. regulations Ans: 1. an act
1.8) A missed abortion describes the circumstance in which early fetal death
occurs before completion of ____ weeks gestation without spontaneous
expulsion of conception.
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1. 12 weeks
2. 20 weeks
3. 30 weeks
4. 35 weeks Ans: 2. 20 weeks
1.9) What is Lou Gehrig's disease?
1. A condition where the thyroid gland doesn't produce enough hormones
2. A persistent ringing noise inside the ear
3. A progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking
skills
4. The progressive loss of the motor neurons that control voluntary muscles
Ans: 4. The progressive loss of the motor neurons that control voluntary
muscles
1.10) The cells of a grade 1 tumor:
1. look like normal cells and are growing more quickly than normal
2. look like normal cells and are growing slowly
3. look like normal cells and are not growing at all
4. look very abnormal and are growing quickly Ans: 2. look like normal cells
and are growing slowly
1.11) Workflow analysis is a component of what cycle?
