Caiss Exam Certification Exam 1 2024

CAISS EXAM CERTIFICATION EXAM 1 2024 When head injuries and vessel injuries occur simultaneously, they shoud be coded combined or separate? - answer>>separate "Closed cisterns" implies what type of brain injury? - answer>>swelling If a single fracture involves both the skull vault and base, what fracture should be coded? - answer>>most severe (T/F) Brain edema accompanying a contusion or hematoma is considered part of the lesion when assessing its size. - answer>>TRUE If a single fracture involves both the skull vault and base, and both are equal in severity, which fracture is coded? - answer>>point of origin Unless specified as base, all skull fractures should be coded as what? - answer>>vault List five (5) bones that may be involved with a skull base fx - answer>>1) ethmoid 2) sphenoid 3) orbital roof 4) portions of occiput 5) petrous and mastoid portions of temporal Which two sections of the ISS body region for head can DAI be coded under? - answer>>1) cerebrum 2) concussion If DAI lasts more than 24 hours, it is ALWAYS coded to which section of the ISS head body region? - answer>>concussion(T/F) Certain findings such as IVH, SAH, SPH, and ischemic brain damager are ALWAYS coded separately