Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
From the following series of numbers, find out the incorrect number- 4, 10, 23, 43, 70, 108, 145
A)
10
B)
145
C)
108
D)
70
Expected differences are +6,+13,+20,+27,+34,+41; 145 breaks the pattern.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
What is the meaning of Hematemesis?
A)
Enlargement of liver
B)
Vomitting of blood
C)
Stool of blood
D)
Inflammation of kidney
Hematemesis is vomiting of blood.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
What is Arthritis in normal term?
A)
Skin disease
B)
Inflammation of joint
C)
Inflammation of bones
D)
Inflammation of lips
Arthritis literally denotes joint inflammation.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
The advantage of census method is/are
A)
The data has high degree of accuracy
B)
It is less economical as it consumes more time
C)
It requires organisational skills
D)
All of these
Census is accurate but time-consuming.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
What is Red in medical term?
A)
Melas
B)
Erythros
C)
Havus
D)
Iodes
Erythro-/erythros denotes red.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
From the below options, choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word ‘REACT’
A)
Emote
B)
Respond
C)
Look
D)
Answer
React and respond are synonyms in this context.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
Any record may be medico legal record when it is required by
A)
The Government
B)
Court of Law
C)
The Hospital Authority
D)
None of these
A court may require a record for legal proceedings.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
The 10th (tenth) chapter of ICD-10 is
A)
Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid process
B)
Diseases of the Digestive System
C)
Diseases of the Circulatory System
D)
Diseases of the Respiratory System
ICD-10 Chapter X covers diseases of the respiratory system.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
Identify the next number in the series- 1, 5, 10, 16, 23, 31, ________
A)
38
B)
50
C)
39
D)
40
Differences are +4,+5,+6,+7,+8; next +9 gives 40.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
In ICD-10 (tenth revision) chapter XX used how many letters?
A)
1
B)
3
C)
5
D)
4
External cause codes in Chapter XX use three-character categories.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
What is the medical term of difficulty in speaking?
A)
Tenodesis
B)
Symphysis
C)
Anemia
D)
Dysphonia
Dysphonia means impaired/abnormal voice production.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
A change in an inpatient unit, Medical Staff unit, or responsible physician of an inpatient during hospitalisation is known as
A)
Discharge Transfer
B)
Clinical care unit
C)
Medical care unit
D)
Transfer
A change of care unit/physician within hospitalization is a transfer.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
In the month of June 2016, city hospital rendered 3300 inpatient service days to adult and children. Calculate the average daily inpatient census.
A)
109
B)
110
C)
111
D)
None of these
For a 30-day month, 3300/30 = 110 average daily census.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
What is the meaning of Acrophobia?
A)
Dislike of the male sex
B)
Fear of Death / dead bodies
C)
Fear of great heights
D)
Dislike of books
Acrophobia is fear of heights.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
The structure of the first character of the code in ICD-10 is
A)
Alpha Character
B)
Alphanumeric Character
C)
Numeric Character
D)
All of these
ICD-10 codes begin with a letter followed by numbers.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
The number of inpatients in City Hospital on January 30th 2018 was 100. On January 31st 2018 21 adults and child patients were admitted and 10 were discharged (including death). What was the midnight census on January 31st 2018?
A)
101
B)
111
C)
121
D)
131
Starting 100 + 21 admissions − 10 discharges = 111.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
What is the limitation of Hospital Statistics?
A)
Hospital admissions are selective in relation to associated conditions
B)
Hospital records are not designed for research
C)
Population at risk is generally not defined
D)
All of these
Hospital statistics have selection bias, limited research design and undefined population at risk.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
Statistics dealing with application of statistical method to study of disease, disability, efficacy of vaccine etc. is known as
A)
Health Statistics
B)
Medical Statistics
C)
Vital statistics
D)
Hospital Statistics
Medical statistics applies statistical methods to health/medical questions.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
Operation Index is similar to
A)
Physician Index
B)
Surgeon Index
C)
Disease Index
D)
Group Indexing
An operation index is organized around surgical procedures/surgeons.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
Translation of diagnosis of diseases, health related problems and procedural concepts from text to alphanumeric code is called
A)
Medical Coding
B)
Diagnosis Coding
C)
Clinical Coding
D)
Surgery Coding
Translation of diagnoses and concepts into alphanumeric codes is medical coding.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
A period for which the patient remained or admitted in the hospital is called
A)
Bed occupying ratio
B)
Length of stay
C)
Daily inpatient census
D)
None of these
Length of stay is the time an inpatient remains hospitalized.
Combined Technical (NG) • 2018 • Technical Paper-II
In the following table, find the missing number from the options given below: 9 5 6 | 5 7 ? | 3 4 5 | 135 140 150
A)
8
B)
10
C)
5
D)
4
The table pattern gives 10 as the missing value.
