NR511 Midterm Exam Study Guide
Week 1
1. Define diagnostic reasoning:
2. Discuss and identify subjective & objective data
3. Discuss and identify the components of the HPI
4. Describe the differences betwee
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NR511 Midterm Exam Study Guide
Week 1
1. Define diagnostic reasoning:
2. Discuss and identify subjective & objective data
3. Discuss and identify the components of the HPI
4. Describe the differences between medical billing and medical coding
5. Compare and contrast the 2 coding classification systems that are currently used in the US healthcare system
• Common Procedural Terminology (CPT) system:
• International Classification of Diseases (ICD) system:
6. Discuss how specificity, sensitivity & predictive value contribute to the usefulness of the diagnostic data
7. Discuss the elements that need to be considered when developing a plan
8. Discuss a minimum of three purposes of the written history and physical in relation to the importance of documentation
9. Accurately document why every procedure code must have a corresponding diagnosis code
10. Correctly identify a patient as new or established given the historical information
11. Identify the 3 components required in determining an outpatient, office visit E&M code
12. Describe the components of Medical Decision Making in E&M coding
13. Correctly order the E&M office visit codes based on complexity from least to most complex
New Established
Minimal/RN visit
Problem Focused
Exp. Problem Focused
Detailed
Comprehensive
14. Explain what a “well rounded” clinical experience means
15. State the maximum number of hours that time can be spent “rounding” in a facility
16. State 9 things that must be documented when inputting data into clinical encounter
17. Identify and explain each part of the acronym SNAPPS
Week 2
• Pain in abdomen relative to quadrants
1. Identify the most common type of pathogen responsible for acute gastroenteritis
2. Recognize that assessing for prior antibiotic use is a critical part of the history in patients presenting with diarrhea
3. Describe the difference between Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Inflammatory Bowel Disorder (IBD)
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