Exam Questions with Answers - Endocrine System & Weight Factors

Oxytocin is the hormone released during labor and delivery to help contract the uterus.

Obstetrics: A health care specialty focusing on the care of women during pregnancy and the puerperium.

The hypothalamus creates eight different hormones.

There are two lobes in the pituitary gland.

The adenohypophysis is the larger lobe, sitting anteriorly in the pituitary gland.

The hypothalamus is located within the third ventricle of the brain.

Third Degree: Destruction of all layers of the skin, with possible involvement of the subcutaneous fat, muscle, and bone.

Vasopressin is also known as antidiuretic hormone.

Hypertension: High blood pressure, usually a chronic condition; often identified by a systolic blood pressure above 140 mm/Hg and/or a diastolic blood pressure above 90 mm/Hg.

The correct code for Nelson’s syndrome is E24.1. E24.1: Index>Nelson’s syndrome.

E Codes: Codes that report how and/or where an injury or poisoning happened.

Fertile eunuch syndrome, Kallmann's syndrome, and Lorain-Levi short stature are all coded with E23.0.

Other Specified: Additional information that the physician specified and isn’t included in any other code description.

Prolactin is the hormone released in the mammary glands to help stimulate milk production.

Sprain: A partially torn or overstretched ligament.

The correct code for myxedema coma is E03.5. E03.5: Index>myxedema>coma.

E Codes: Codes that report how and/or where an injury or poisoning happened.

The pineal gland releases serotonin during the day.

Perinatal: The time period from before birth to the 28th day after birth.

There are two lobes in the thyroid gland.

The correct code for a patient diagnosed with testicular hyperfunction is E29.0. E29.0: Index>hyperfunction>testicular.

Sign: Objective evidence of a disease or condition.

There are four lobes in the parathyroid gland.

Para: An alphanumeric that identifies the number of times a woman has given birth, designated on the chart as P1, P2, etc.; had a fetus reach viability.

There are more than 25 adrenocortical hormones produced in the adrenal glands.

Morbidity: The status of being diseased.

Adrenocortical hormones are also called corticoids or corticosteroids.

The correct code for 21-hydroxylase deficiency is E25.0. E25.0: Index>deficiency>21-hydroxylase.

E Codes: Codes that report how and/or where an injury or poisoning happened.

The correct codes for drug-induced hypopituitarism are E23.1 and T45.1X5A. E23.1: Index> hypopituitarism>drug-induced. T45.1X5A: Drug table>bleomycin>adverse effect>initial encounter. See instructional note to Use additional code to identify the drug under E23.1.

Condition: A health-related situation.

Thyrotropin is also known as thyroid-stimulating hormone.

Hypertension: High blood pressure, usually a chronic condition; often identified by a systolic blood pressure above 140 mm/Hg and/or a diastolic blood pressure above 90 mm/Hg.

There are two lobes in the thymus gland.

The correct code for a patient with localized amyloidosis is E85.4. E85.4: Index>amyloidosis>localized.

Sign: Objective evidence of a disease or condition.

The correct codes for a patient with type 1 DM and diabetic glaucoma are E10.39, Type 1 DM with other diabetic ophthalmic complication, and H40.89, Diabetic glaucoma. H10.39: Index>diabetes>type 1>with>ophthalmic complication NEC. H40.89: Index>glaucoma>specified type NEC.

Overweight means weighing too much.

The correct code for a patient diagnosed with abetalipoproteinemia is E78.6. E78.6: Index>abetalipoproteinemia.

Sign: Objective evidence of a disease or condition.