ch 26 medicine overview
What diagnostic cardiovascular procedure approaches the left side of the heart through the arterial system?
left heart catheterization
audiometry
measurement of hearing
Modality
method of treatment
optokinetic
movement of the eyes to objects moving in the visual field
oscillating
moving back and forth
On-line medical evaluation services are considered what type of service by nonphysicians?
non-face-to-face
Not entering the body and not breaking the skin
noninvasive
retrograde
1. going backward 2. becoming worse
In the Medicine section of the CPT manual, what code describes supplies and materials?
99070
INH
Inhalant Solution
nystagmus
Involuntary rapid eye movements
OTH
Other routes of administration
transcutaneous
Through the skin; a medication delivery route; also called transdermal.
aphakia
absence of the lens of the eye
When a service is rendered on a holiday, it is considered
adjunct
a communication disorder that results from damage to the parts of the brain that contain language
aphasia
The process of giving a person self-information.
biofeedback
What is the treatment technique in which people are trained to improve their health by using signals from their own bodies?
biofeedback
OMT treatment codes are listed by ______
body regions
What subsection in the Medicine section describes codes to report glucose monitoring? _
endocrine
What code category can also be reported with special dermatological procedures?
evaluation and management
Gastroparesis, also referred to as gastric stasis, is a common
gastrointestinal motility disorder
Cleansing of the blood outside the body
hemodialysis
What common office test is used to assess how well your lungs work by measuring how much air you inhale, how much you exhale, and how quickly you exhale?
immunotherapy
phlebotomy
incision of a vein
Codes in the General Ophthalmological Services subheading describing new or established patient are based on two levels.
intermediate and comprehensive
IM
intramuscular
IT
intrathecal
IV
intravenous
Active wound care management codes describe services performed by _________________________________ personnel
nonphysician
What dialysis technique uses the peritoneal cavity as a filter?
peritoneal
percutaneous
pertaining to through the skin
What provider would use the medication therapy management service codes?
pharmacist
Treatment by means of drugs that react to ultraviolet radiation.
photochemotherapy
Measurements of the brain waves during various stages of sleep
polysomnography
What procedure describes the measurement of the brain waves during sleep?
polysomnography
hemodialysis (HD)
procedure for removing impurities from the blood because of an inability of the kidneys to do so cleaning the blood outside the body
Chemotherapy administration lasts 10 minutes. Is this considered an infusion or a push?
push
What common office test is used to assess how well your lungs work by measuring how much air you inhale, how much you exhale, and how quickly you exhale?
spirometry
SC
subcutaneous
tympanometry
the use of air pressure in the ear canal to test for disorders of the middle ear
tympanometry
the use of air pressure in the ear canal to test for disorders of the middle ear measurement of pressure or tension
Psychotherapy services are
time based
Physical therapy test and measurement codes are listed by specific criteria. What is the listing by code(s)?
type of testing and time
echography
ultrasound procedure in which sound waves are bounced off an internal organ and the resulting image is recorded
subcutaneous
under the skin
gonioscopy
use of scope to examine the angles of the eye
tomometry
used to determine internal pressure of the eye
VAR
various routes