AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1431:

  Patient presents to the emergency room following a fall. X-rays were ordered for the lower leg and results showed a fracture of the proximal left tibia. The emergency room physician performed a closed manipulation of the fracture with skeletal traction.

  A. 27532-LT
  B. 27536-LT
  C. 27530-LT
  D. 27524-LT
  A. 27532-LT

• Question 1432:

  Peggy has thymic dysplasia with immunodeficiency.

  

  A. 279.3, 254.8
  B. 254.0
  C. ,279.2
  D. 279.2, 254.9
  C. ,279.2

• Question 1433:

  A patient is admitted is alcohol withdrawal suffering from delirium tremens. The patient is a chronic alcoholic and cocaine addict. Which of the following is the principal diagnosis?

  A. alcoholic withdrawal.
  B. chronic alcoholism.
  C. cocaine dependence.
  D. delirium tremens.
  D. delirium tremens.

• Question 1434:

  There were some HIM professionals who refused to participate in the job stress/job satisfaction study. This is of great concern to the AHIMA researchers, who worry about the introduction of

  A. recall bias.
  B. selection bias.
  C. interviewer bias.
  D. nonresponse bias.
  D. nonresponse bias.

• Question 1435:

  Which of the following claims of negligence fits into the category of res ipsa loquitur?

  A. incorrect administration of anesthesia
  B. failure to refer patient to a specialist
  C. leaving a foreign body inside a patient
  D. improper use of x-rays
  C. leaving a foreign body inside a patient

• Question 1436:

  The medical record is generally accepted as being the property of the

  A. patient's guardian.
  B. court.
  C. institution.
  D. patient.
  C. institution.

• Question 1437:

  Maria Giovanni is in the hospital recovering form surgery. Based on her symptoms, her doctors are concerned about the possibility that she has developed a pulmonary embolism. Which of the following procedures will provide the definitive diagnosis?

  A. chest x-ray.
  B. lung scan
  C. pulmonary angiography
  D. none of the above
  C. pulmonary angiography

• Question 1438:

  A rule is helpful to both managers and the employees in the decision-making process. A rule

  A. allows judgments to be made.
  B. requires interpretation.
  C. pre-decides issues.
  D. provides the necessary details.
  C. pre-decides issues.

• Question 1439:

  Home health agencies are reimbursed on a prospective payment system (PPS) for Medicare patients. This PPS is called

  A. home health resource groups (HHRGs).
  B. case-mix groups (CMGs).
  C. diagnosis-related groups (DRGs).
  D. resource utilization groups (RUGs).
  A. home health resource groups (HHRGs).

• Question 1440:

  Where in the health record would the following statement be located: "Microscopic Diagnosis: Live (needle biopsy), metastatic adenocarinoma"?

  A. operative report
  B. pathology report
  C. anesthesia report
  D. radiology report
  B. pathology report