AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 861:

  Spencer has hypercholesterolemia and is treated with medication.

  

  A. 272.0
  B. 272.1
  C. 272.3
  D. 272.8
  A. 272.0

• Question 862:

  Which of the following is coded as an adverse effect in ICD-9-CM?

  A. mental retardation due to intracranial abscess
  B. rejection of transplanted kidney
  C. tinnitus due to allergic reaction after administration of eardrops
  D. nonfunctioning pacemaker due to defective soldering
  C. tinnitus due to allergic reaction after administration of eardrops

• Question 863:

  Patient is admitted to St. Mary's Hospital with hyperthermia, tachycardia, hypoxemia, and altered mental status. Urinalysis is positive for E. coli and blood cultures are negative. Patient is immediately started on broad-spectrum IV antibiotics. Physician documents urosepsis as the final diagnosis. The coder should

  A. report 599.0 (UT!) and 041.4 (E . coli).
  B. report 038.42 (septicemia due to E . coli) and 995.91 (SIRS-sepsis).
  C. report 038.42 (septicemia due to E . cob), 599.0 (UTI) and 995.91 (SIRS-sepsis).
  D. confer with physician for reporting 038.9 (unspecified septicemia) based upon the clinical findings with 041.4 (E . coli) and 995.91 (SIRS-sepsis).
  D. confer with physician for reporting 038.9 (unspecified septicemia) based upon the clinical findings with 041.4 (E . coli) and 995.91 (SIRS-sepsis).

• Question 864:

  Sandy Beach Hospital reports 1652 discharges for September. The infection control report documents 21 nosocomial infections and 27 community-acquired infections for the same month. What is the community-acquired infection rate?

  A. 1.3
  B. 1.4
  C. 1.6
  D. 2.9
  C. 1.6

• Question 865:

  The cause of aplastic anemia is

  A. acute blood loss..
  B. bone marrow failure.
  C. chronic blood loss.
  D. inadequate iron intake.
  B. bone marrow failure.

• Question 866:

  Before leaving the hospital, all newborns are screened for an autosomal recessive genetic disorder of defective enzymatic conversion in protein metabolism. With early detection and a protein-restricted diet, brain damage is prevented. This disease is

  A. cystic fibrosis.
  B. hereditary hemochromatosis.
  C. phenylketonuria.
  D. Tay-Sachs disease.
  C. phenylketonuria.

• Question 867:

  Patient has ovarian vein syndrome and has ureterolysis performed.

  A. 58679
  B. 58660
  C. 52351
  D. 50722
  D. 50722

• Question 868:

  The patient has hypertensive heart disease and nephrosclerosis with chronic kidney failure. The patient had placement of arteriovenous fistula in his left wrist to prepare for the hemodialysis. Dialysis was also performed on this admission.

  

  A. 404.93, 585.9, 54.98, 39.27
  B. 404.92, 585.6, 39.95, 39.27
  C. 404.93, 585.6, 39.95, 39.27
  D. 404.92, 585.9, 38.95, 39.27
  B. 404.92, 585.6, 39.95, 39.27

• Question 869:

  Patient complains of frequent temporal headaches and the physician suspects temporal arteritis. Patient underwent temporal artery biopsy.

  

  A. 784.0; 37615
  B. 784.0; 37609
  C. 446.5; 37600
  D. 446.5; 37609
  B. 784.0; 37609

• Question 870:

  Which one of the following cells produces antibodies?

  A. A cells
  B. cytotoxic T cells
  C. helper T cells
  D. plasma cells
  D. plasma cells