Exam 24: Injuries and Certain Other Consequences of External Cases and External Causes of Morbidity

A ____ fracture is a common fracture in adults in which the lower end of the radius is fractured and the wrist and hand are displaced backward.

Match each definition to one of the following items. -A fracture that is broken, splintered, or crushed into pieces

C5 spinal cord injury with complete lesion, initial encounter: __________

In ICD-10-CM, if a fracture is not specified, it is coded to nondisplaced.

A(n) ____________________ is a partial or completed dislocation.

The patient (civilian) has chronic posttraumatic stress syndrome after a terrorist attack.

The patient is a 12-year-old female who was involved in a motor vehicle collision (MVC). She was a restrained passenger in a back seat of a car that was rear-ended by a car at a stoplight downtown. Initial exam in the ER indicated that she was hemodynamically stable but was complaining of left arm and right leg pain. X-rays revealed a nondisplaced tibial diaphyseal fracture and a nondisplaced proximal humerus fracture. Orthopedic consult was obtained, and a sling was applied to the arm, and a cast was applied to the leg. The patient was discharged and will receive physical therapy as an outpatient.Final Diagnoses: Nondisplaced humerus fracture, left Fracture of tibial diaphysis, right

Match each definition to one of the following items. -Organ or tissue replaced by transplant-bone

Which of the following is NOT a common site for a laceration?

Fractured coccyx, initial encounter: __________

An injury to the brain that results from a significant blow to the head is called a(n) ____________________.

A patient suffered a blowout fracture 1 week ago and is being seen by an orthopedic consultant and is scheduled to have surgery in 2 days. Assign only the injury code.

All of the following are symptoms of fat embolism syndrome EXCEPT ____.

Match each definition to one of the following items. -A form of fracture treatment that involves inserting percutaneous pins proximal and distal to the fracture

Fifteen mosquito bites on right lower leg, initial encounter: __________

External cause codes identify ____.

Open dislocation (open wound), right acromioclavicular joint, initial encounter: __________

A patient is admitted with a laceration of the forehead due to a collision with another player during a professional soccer game. On further exam, it feels as though there may be a foreign body, so the patient is taken to the OR for exploration, where the laceration was extended and a foreign body was removed from the subcutaneous tissue. The laceration of the skin was sutured. The pathology report determines the foreign body to be a tooth.

Patient fractured left tibia 2 weeks ago and is seen as an outpatient for cast change: __________

In ICD-10-CM, if a fracture is not specified, it is coded to displaced.