Week 3
1. What is a physician that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of male genitourinary conditions called? Urologist
2. What disease causes the kidneys to overcompensate by straining within the remaining nephrons? Chronic Renal Failure
3. What are most kidney stones composed of? calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate
4. What are three types of bladder stones? Struvite, calcium oxalate, urate, cystine, calcium phosphate, and silicate.
5. A constriction of the perputial orifice that does not allow for the foreskin to fold back over the glans is called? Phimosis
6. What is the term for the surgical removal of the uterus? Hysterectomy
7. What is the medical term for an examination/biopsy of the vagina and cervical areas? Colposcopy
8. What are bleeding manifestations of the menstrual cycle? The blood that is shed during the menstrual cycle manifests itself as vaginal bleeding during a woman's menstrual cycle. It's part of the process of shedding the uterine lining, and can consist not only of blood, but also tissue.
9. How many days are used to calculate the EDD? 208 Days
10.What are the terms that describe the surgical removal of a fetus through an abdominal incision? Cesarean Section
Q: For the CPC® certification, what are the specific eligibility requirements?
Expertise in reviewing and assigning accurate medical codes for diagnoses, procedures, and services performed by physicians and other qualified health care providers in the office or facility setting (eg, inpatient hospital)
Proficiency across a wide range of services, including evaluation and management, anesthesia, surgery, radiology, pathology and medicine
A sound knowledge of medical coding guidelines and regulations including compliance and reimbursement – allowing a CPC to better handle issues such as medical necessity, claims denials, bundling issues and charge capture
Understand how to integrate medical coding and payment policy changes into a practice's reimbursement processes
2. What disease causes the kidneys to overcompensate by straining within the remaining nephrons? Chronic Renal Failure
3. What are most kidney stones composed of? calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate
4. What are three types of bladder stones? Struvite, calcium oxalate, urate, cystine, calcium phosphate, and silicate.
5. A constriction of the perputial orifice that does not allow for the foreskin to fold back over the glans is called? Phimosis
6. What is the term for the surgical removal of the uterus? Hysterectomy
7. What is the medical term for an examination/biopsy of the vagina and cervical areas? Colposcopy
8. What are bleeding manifestations of the menstrual cycle? The blood that is shed during the menstrual cycle manifests itself as vaginal bleeding during a woman's menstrual cycle. It's part of the process of shedding the uterine lining, and can consist not only of blood, but also tissue.
9. How many days are used to calculate the EDD? 208 Days
10.What are the terms that describe the surgical removal of a fetus through an abdominal incision? Cesarean Section
Q: For the CPC® certification, what are the specific eligibility requirements?
Expertise in reviewing and assigning accurate medical codes for diagnoses, procedures, and services performed by physicians and other qualified health care providers in the office or facility setting (eg, inpatient hospital)
Proficiency across a wide range of services, including evaluation and management, anesthesia, surgery, radiology, pathology and medicine
A sound knowledge of medical coding guidelines and regulations including compliance and reimbursement – allowing a CPC to better handle issues such as medical necessity, claims denials, bundling issues and charge capture
Understand how to integrate medical coding and payment policy changes into a practice's reimbursement processes