The nurse is caring for a female client who is 32 years old who comes into the clinic complaining of a wound that is not healing and muscle weakness, on assessment the nurse notes: thinning of the skin, truncal obesity, a “moon face”, and acne.  The client medication history include corticosteroids.  The nurse suspects the client is experiencing which endocrine disorder? 

What is the format of the first three characters of an ICD-10 code?

A nurse is inserting an IV and sees a flash of blood in the catheter chamber. What should the nurse do next?

What is included in the code for a surgery?

How does a classification system become a coding system?

The patient registration record consists of a list of the problems associated with the patient’s illness.

What is the first section of the CPT manual?

In a source-oriented record, a radiology report is filed under which of the following chart divisions?

How often should the medical office purchase new code books or computer code sets?

How do insurance companies use diagnosis codes?