AAPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC) CPC Exam Questions
Question #1 (Topic: demo questions)
Where is a Warthin's tumor found?
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
What is a Warthin's Tumor?
What is a Warthin's Tumor?
A Warthin's tumor (also formally known as papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum) is a completely benign (non-cancerous) tumor.
It is the second most common benign tumor of the salivary glands, right behind pleomorphic adenoma.
Key Characteristics to Know:
Location: It is almost exclusively found in the parotid gland, which is the largest salivary gland located right in front of and below your ears. It is unique because it is often found in the lower part (tail) of this gland.
High Association with Smoking: It is one of the very few tumors heavily linked to a specific habit—smokers are roughly 8 times more likely to develop a Warthin's tumor than non-smokers.
Bilateral Potential: It is the salivary gland tumor most likely to occur on both sides (bilateral) or have multiple distinct tumors within the same gland.
Histology (Microscopic Look): Under a microscope, it has a very distinct "double layer" of cells forming cystic spaces, surrounded by dense lymphoid tissue (immune cells).
Because it is slow-growing and completely benign, treatment usually just involves a simple, conservative surgical removal of the lump, and it rarely ever comes back.
Question #2 (Topic: demo questions)
In rhinoplasty:
Correct Answer: A
Explanation not available for this question.
Question #3 (Topic: demo questions)
Patient is diagnosed with dacryocystitis, which is the inflammation of?
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Medical terms can be a bit tricky to deconstruct, but we can break this one down by looking closely at its Greek medical roots:
Medical terms can be a bit tricky to deconstruct, but we can break this one down by looking closely at its Greek medical roots:
Dacryo-: Means "tear"
Cyst-: Means "sac" or "bladder"
-itis: Means "inflammation"
Put them all together, and dacryocystitis is the inflammation or infection of the lacrimal sac (the tear sac located in the inner corner of the eye near the nose). It usually happens when a tear duct becomes blocked, causing tears to build up and bacteria to grow inside the sac, leading to pain, redness, and swelling.
What the Other Options Are Called:
A (Cornea): Inflammation of the cornea is called keratitis.
B (Fingernail): Inflammation or infection around the edges of a fingernail is called paronychia.
C (Eardrum): Inflammation of the eardrum is called myringitis.
Question #4 (Topic: demo questions)
The documentation states: He was then sterilely prepped and draped along the flank and abdomen in the usual sterile fashion. I first made a skin incision off the tip of the twelfth rib, extending medially along the banger’s lines of the skin. This was approximately 3.5 cm in length. Once this incision was carried sharply, electrocautery was used to gain access through the external oblique, internal oblique, and transverse abdominis musculature and fascia. What surgical approach was used for this procedure?
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
The correct answer is indeed D (Open).