AHIMA AHIMA Certifications RHIA Questions & Answers

• Question 1381:

  All of the following are examples of direct transmission of a disease EXCEPT

  A. contaminated foods.

  B. coughing or sneezing.

  C. droplet spread.

  D. physical contact.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 1382:

  Scabies, a highly contagious condition that produces intense pruritus and rash, is caused by

  A. head lice.

  B. itch mites

  C. jock itch

  D. rignworm

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1383:

  Necrosis extending down to the underlying fascia is characteristic of a decubitus ulcer in stage

  A. one.

  B. two.

  C. three.

  D. four.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 1384:

  Many bacterial diseases are transmitted directly from person to person. Which of the disease listed below is a bacterial disease that is transmitted by way of a tick vector?

  A. Legionnaires' disease.

  B. Lyme disease

  C. tetanus

  D. tuberculosis

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1385:

  Which one of the following is NOT a pathophysiological factor in anemia?

  A. excessive RBC breakdown.

  B. lack of RBC maturation

  C. loss of bone marrow function

  D. loss of spleen function

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 1386:

  A 75-year-old patient has a sore tongue with tingling and numbness of the hands and feet. She has headaches and is fatigued. Following diagnostic workup, the doctor orders monthly injections of vitamin B12. This patient mostly likely has which of the following conditions?

  A. aplastic anemia.

  B. autoimmune hemolytic anemia

  C. pernicious anemia.

  D. sickle cell anemia

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 1387:

  Which of the following autoimmune diseases affects tissues of the nervous system?

  A. Goodpasture's syndrome.

  B. Hashimoto's disease.

  C. myasthenia gravis.

  D. rheumatoid arthritis.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 1388:

  Pain is a symptom of which of the following conditions?

  A. first-degree burn (superficial)

  B. second-degree burn (partial thickness)

  C. third-degree burn (full thickness)

  D. A and B

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 1389:

  Which disease is a malignancy of the lymphatic system?

  A. cystic fibrosis.

  B. supplies.

  C. neutropenia.

  D. von Willebrand's disease.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1390:

  Which of the following is a hereditary disease of the cerebral cortex?

  A. Huntington chorea.

  B. Lou Gehrig disease.

  C. Bell's palsy.

  D. Guillain-Barre syndrome.

  Correct Answer: C