MATCHING Match Each Item to One of the Following Definitions

question 23

Multiple Choice

MATCHING
Match each item to one of the following definitions.
-NEC

• A)U Used in the Tabular List to enclose synonyms,alternative wordings,or explanatory
• phrase
• B)I Instruction following a main term in the Index that instructs the user that another main term may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful
• C)Codes that are used when the information in the medical record is insufficient to assign a more specific code
• D)Abbreviation in the Index that represents "not elsewhere classifiable" when a specific code is not available in the Alphabetic Index
• E)A cross-reference that gives directions to go to a specific code category in the Tabular List
• F)Used when the information in the medical record provides detail for which a specific code does not exist
• G)Used in both the Index and Tabular List to enclose supplementary words that may be present or absent in the statement of a disease or procedure without affecting the code number to which it was assigned
• H)Used in the Tabular List after an incomplete term that needs one or more of the modifiers following the punctuation to make it assignable to a given category
• I)An instruction to code the causal condition if it is known

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Definitions:

Hypothalamus

The hypothalamus is a region of the brain responsible for the regulation of certain metabolic processes and other activities of the autonomic nervous system, including temperature control, hunger, and thirst.

Insulin-Like Growth Factors

A group of proteins with similar structure to insulin that play an important role in growth and development.

Protein Synthesis

The biological process through which cells generate new proteins, involving transcription of DNA into mRNA and translation of mRNA into a polypeptide chain.

Exponential Growth

A growth pattern where the rate of increase is proportional to the current size, leading to faster and faster growth over time.