Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Practice questions for CCS

An 84-year-old woman was admitted and discharged with hemiplegia and aphasia. A CT scan of the brain was performed that revealed an acute cerebral infarction and a possible small brain mass. After further testing, the patient was discharged with a final diagnosis of acute cerebral infarction. The condition(s) that should be coded are:

a. Acute cerebral infarction
b. Hemiplegia and aphasia
c. Acute cerebral infarction, hemiplegia, and aphasia
d. Possible brain mass, hemiplegia, and aphasia
c

Rickettsia, Mycoplasma, Chlamydia


RICKETTSIA
***Rickettsial organisms

A. Are they classified as bacteria? Which bacteria type are they similar to?

1. They are parasites - but what kind of parasite?

2. Multiply by x.

3 Have x membrane and x peptidoglycan layer

4. Do they contain DNA/RNA/both?

5. Are they capable of metabolism?