Deck 8: Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs

Question 1

Which of the following is false in regard to Von Willebrand's disease?

A) There is an increase in gingival bleeding.
B) The disease is caused by a deficiency in clotting factor and platelet function.
C) This is an acquired disease.
D) Gastrointestinal bleeding and epistaxis is common.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Myelophthisis is a severe form of anemia in which there is a decrease in the number of platelets, WBCs, and RBCs.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Neutropenic splenomegaly is reported with code _____.

A) D73.2
B) D73.4
C) D73.81
D) D73.9

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Evans syndrome is reported with code _____.

A) D69
B) D69.4
C) D69.41
D) D69.49

Question 5

A platelet plug is formed by the body to stop bleeding when the skin is cut.

Question 6

An abnormal decrease of granular leukocytes in the blood is known as _____.

A) anemia
B) neutropenia
C) leukopenia
D) eosinophilia

Question 7

Chapter 4 of ICD-10-CM reports codes for nutritional anemias, hemolytic anemias, and other hemorrhagic conditions.

Question 8

Purpura is the accumulation of blood under the skin that forms multiple pinpoint hemorrhages.

Question 9

Aplastic anemia is the failure of bone marrow to produce blood components.

Question 10

Medullary hypoplasia is reported with code _____.

A) D61.9
B) D61.1
C) D62
D) D63.8

Question 11

The liquid portion of the blood without its cellular elements is known as plasma.

Question 12

Nontraumatic splenic rupture is reported with code _____.

A) D73.1
B) D73.5
C) D73.89
D) D74.9

Question 13

Hemolytic anemia is always an acquired condition.

Question 14

Anemia is marked by an increase in the white blood cells.

Question 15

Sideropenic dysphagia is also known as Plummer-Vinson syndrome.

Question 16

Allergic vasculitis is reported with code _____.

A) D68.9
B) D69.0
C) D69.01
D) D69.9

Question 17

Pernicious anemia is a disorder in which the stomach is unable to absorb vitamin B12 because intrinsic factor is not produced by the stomach.

Question 18

Atrophy of spleen is reported with code _____.

A) D73
B) D73.0
C) D73.1
D) D73.9

Question 19

The spleen is located in the _____ quadrant of the abdomen.

A) lower left
B) upper left
C) lower right
D) upper right

Question 20

Transient acquired pure red cell aplasia is reported with code _____.

A) D60
B) D60.0
C) D60.1
D) D60.9

Question 21

CAT of the abdomen reveals fibrosis of spleen. This would be reported with diagnostic code ____________________.

Question 22

Hemoglobin H disease is reported with code ____________________.

Question 23

Blood work for a patient reveals a decrease in the number of leukocytes. This is reported with code ____________________.

Question 24

Tom Smith, a 2-year-old patient, has been experiencing a fever of undetermined origin for the past three weeks, and two weeks ago blood work was ordered. Today he is afebrile. He returns to the office today with his mother to discuss the laboratory findings. The findings show infantile genetic agranulocytosis. The code(s) for this case are ____________________.

Question 25

Infantile pseudoleukemia is reported with code _____.

Question 26

Acute posthemorrhagic anemia is reported with code _____.

Question 27

Hypoplastic anemia is reported with code ____________________.

Question 28

Orotaciduric anemia is reported with code _____.

Question 29

Plasma thromboplastin component deficiency is reported with code ____________________.

Question 30

Benign hypergammaglobulinemic purpura is reported with code ____________________.

Question 31

Severe beta thalassemia is reported with code _____.

Question 32

Sickle-cell thalassemia with acute chest syndrome is reported with code _____.

Question 33

Peggy Sue has been diagnosed with anemia. After further work-up it has been determined that she has anemia due to hemolytic nonspherocytic, type 1. She returns to the office today to discuss the treatment of the anemia. The diagnostic code to report is ____________________.

Question 34

Linda has been tired and complains of feeling weak for the last two to three months. Blood work shows that she has folic acid deficiency anemia. The code(s) for this case is (are) ____________________.

Question 35

Congenital thrombocytopenia is reported with code ____________________.