Regarding the ICD-10-CM code book, a coder does not necessarily need to verify a code in the tabular if the code was found in the alphabetic index.

From the list below, select the groups of organisms which perform cellular respiration.

Code the following: Severe gram-negative sepsis with septic shock and acute hepatic failure Principal Diagnosis: Secondary Diagnosis: Secondary Diagnosis: Secondary Diagnosis:

From the list below, select all the correct statements.

When providing a complete bed bath to a patient, which nursing action is most important for maintaining patient dignity and comfort?

PROCEDURE: Tube thoracostomy—chest tube insertion by incision—for drainage of malignant pleural effusion from right pleural cavity Principal Procedure: Add’l Procedure:

In addition to the atoms carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen, nucleic acids contain sulfur, and proteins contain phosphorus.

Mechanisms that do NOT help regulate blood pressure include 

Harry was admitted for a colonoscopy to obtain a biopsy of rectal tissue. The results of the biopsy determined a malignant neoplasm of colon with rectum.  Principal Diagnosis: Principal Procedure: Hint: the colonoscopy was ‘how’ they were able to see the rectal tissue; during the colonoscopy, a ‘piece’ of the rectum was excised for biopsy

Which term describes a disruption of normal homeostasis?