Page 5 - ractice Exam Questions and rationales

A. International Classification of Disease

B. Physician’s Desk Reference

C. Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System

D. Current Procedural Terminology

Your response:
Current Procedural Terminology
Correct response:
Current Procedural Terminology
Rationale: A laceration repair would be found in the CPT code book. Current Procedural
Terminology identifies services and procedures. International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
identifies diagnoses. Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) – identifies
additional services and procedures not listed in CPT; drugs dispensed in the physician’s office or
other facility (including injectables, topicals, and orally administered); supplies and equipment
dispensed to the patient. The Physicians Desk Reference is a publication that compiles drug
information for medical professionals and consumers alike.
What is the proper term describing when a patient is informed about the possible consequences
of both having and not having a medical procedure?

A. preoperational briefing

B. due diligence

C. informed consent

D. informational waiver

Your response:
informed consent
Correct response:
informed consent
Rationale: It is a patient's right to be fully informed of a medical procedure. In order to do a
medical procedure, personnel must obtain an informed consent form signed by the patient
indicating that information about the procedure has been received. A preoperative briefing
occurs among the medical staff before a surgical procedure. Due diligence indicates that
reasonable steps have been taken to prevent or avoid patient harm. An informational waiver
refers to a patient waiving a right or claim associated with treatment.
When removing a suture from a patient’s leg, the medical assistant should use which of the
following instruments?

A. tissue forceps