Quiz Answer Key | Topic: Blood Roles - Final Exam

D58.2 is the correct code for abnormal hemoglobin. D58.2: Index>disease>hemoglobin>abnormal.

Sign: Objective evidence of a disease or condition.

throughout the body. The blood's primary job is transporting oxygen from the lungs and delivering it to tissue cells throughout the body.

Respiration: The physical process of acquiring oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide.

Hemostasis is the interruption of bleeding.

Coagulation is the medical term used for clotting.

Complication: An unexpected illness or other condition that develops as a result of a procedure, service, or treatment provided during the patient’s hospital stay.

The correct code for von Willebrand's disease is D68.0. D68.0: Index>von Willebrand's disease.

Diagnosis: A physician’s determination of a patient’s condition, illness, or injury.

D58.0 is the correct code for hereditary spherocytosis. D58.0: Index>spherocytosis>hereditary.

Diagnosis: A physician’s determination of a patient’s condition, illness, or injury.

R79.1 is the correct code for an abnormal PTT. R79.1: Index>pro-longed>partial thromboplastin time.

Diagnosis: A physician’s determination of a patient’s condition, illness, or injury.

A common blood test used to indicate the dysfunction of the kidneys and lungs is called the bicarbonate test.

Elevated Blood Pressure: An occurrence of high blood pressure; an isolated or infrequent reading of a systolic blood pressure above 140 mm/Hg and/or a diastolic blood pressure above 90 mm/Hg.

A common blood test used to identify whether an infection is present and measures the number of WBCs is a blood differential.

The correct code for pernicious anemia is D51.0. D51.0: Index>anemia>pernicious.

Condition: A health-related situation.

A common blood test used to determine muscle damage, dehydration, or kidney dysfunction is a creatinine test.

A common blood test for kidney function is blood urea nitrogen.

A common blood test used to evaluate the clotting ability of factors I, II, V, VII, and X is a prothrombin time.

Thrombosis: The formation of a blood clot in a blood vessel (plural = thrombi).

A common blood test used to indicate a clotting disorder is a platelet count.

Thrombosis: The formation of a blood clot in a blood vessel (plural = thrombi).

D60.0 is the correct diagnosis code for chronic acquired pure red cell aplasia. D60.0: Index>aplasia>red cell>chronic.

Chronic: Long duration; continuing over a long period of time.

A common blood test used to check for the presence of bacteria or yeast in the blood is a blood culture.

Closed Fracture: A fracture in which the broken bone has not protruded through the skin.

A common blood test used to measure oxygen being carried by RBCs is hemoglobin.

Anatomical Site: A specific location or part of the human body.

A common blood test used to identify anemia is hematocrit.

Prematurity: Birth occurring prior to the completion of 37 weeks gestation.

A common blood test used to detect inflammatory, neoplastic, infectious, and necrotic processes is an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR).

Infectious: A condition that can be transmitted from one person to another.

A common blood test used to measure hemoglobin in RBCs is the mean corpuscular hemoglobin.

Morphology: The study of the configuration or structure of living organisms.

A common blood test used to test the levels of sugar in the blood is a glucose test.

Diabetes Mellitus: A chronic systemic disease that causes the body to improperly metabolize carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.