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CAISS – Abdomen and Pelvic Exam Questions and Answers Updated (Verified Answers) 1.3 portions of the temporal bone ANS squamous (vault) mastoid (base) petrous (base) 2.The lamina papyracea is part of the . ANS medial wall of the orbit 3.The iris, choroid, and ciliary body belong to the . ANS Uvea (part of the eye) 4.The salivary gland includes what 3 additional glands ? ANS parotid submandibular Sublingual 5.If vessel injury is described only as "dissection" and there is no disruption, code to . ANS intimal tear, no disruption 1 / 4
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6."Scattered" lung contusions or lacerations should be coded as
. ANS unilateral or bilateral NFS 7.Cecum injuries are included with codes . ANS colon 8.Acromion fractures are coded as . ANS scapula fracture NFS 9.Malgaigne's fracture is what type of injury ? ANS pelvic, vertical shear (complete disruption of pelvic ring) 10.For hypothermia, do you round up? or down? when coding ANS neither, code to whole number only 11.Is Asphyxia a codable sequel ? ANS Yes 12."blood along tentorium" codes to . ANS cerebrum 13.Code soft palate perforation as . ANS laceration 2 / 4
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14.Code hard palate perforation as . ANS fracture 15.If palate is not specified as soft or hard, code as . ANS fracture 16.If carotid artery injury is not specified, what artery should it be coded to ? ANS common carotid 17.If jugular vein injury is not specified, what vein should it be coded to ? ANS in- ternal jugular 18.What joint is rotator cuff injury assigned to ? ANS glenohumeral joint (shoulder) 19.T/F hanging/drowning deaths with medical examiner's diagnosis counts as "cardiac arrest documented by medical personnel" ANS True 20.Pseudoaneurysm is coded as . ANS minor artery laceration 21.What type of injury is a Morel Lavallee Lesion 3 / 4
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? ANS degloving of an extremity or internal shearing 22.Pterygoid plates are part of the bone and coded to the if injured in isolation . ANS sphenoid, skull base 23.T/F If pterygoid plates are part of a Lefort fracture, they are not coded additionally as a skull base fracture . ANS True
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