MEDICAL RECORDS LIBRARIAN
MEDICAL RECORDS LIBRARIAN SYLLABUS
(These syllabus may change from time to time. Please check with the relevant Public Service Commission websites for any changes in the syllabus)
Paper I ORGANISATION & MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Unit.1 Medical Documentation- Genesis, Development and Scope. Health Information systemSystem Analysis and system design .
Unit.2 Hospital Information System- Basic Management Cycles in hospitals. Types of Information Systems in hospitals- Medical Information Systems, Administrative Information Systems, Ancillary Technical Information Systems. Role of Health Information Managers(HIM) in planning and design of health Information System.
Unit.3 Sources of health information data- Primary and Secondary
Unit.4 Information Retrieval Systems(IRS)- Components of IRS ; Factors to be considered for information system planning ; Evaluation of IRS; Recall and Relevance; Factors affecting Recall and Relevance; Recall devices; Precision devices. Preparation of a model plan for the establishment of an IRS in a Medical Institution.
Paper II. HUMAN SYSTEM, MEDICALTERMINOLOGYAND CODING SCHEMES
Unit.1 Anatomy and Physiology: Organisation of the human body; Tissues; Skin; The musculoskeletal system; The nervous system; Special senses; The circulatory system; The lymphatic system; The digestive system; The urinary system; The endocrine system; The reproductive system.
Unit.2 Diseases of various human systems: Bones and joints; Muscles; tenderness; Facia and Ligaments; skin and Breasts; Circulatory system; Respiratory system; Genito- urinary system; Endocrine system; Nervous system; Gastro-intestinal system.
Unit.3 Objectives of Medical terminology; Prefixes; suffixes- Diagnostic, operation, Symptomatic.; Roots
Unit.4 Introduction to major internationally known coding and classification schemes like ICD and its Adaptations
Paper III. MEDICAL INFORMATION SOURCES
Unit 1 Classification of information sources:- Primary, Secondary and Tertiary sources. Nondocumentary sources.
Unit 2 Primary Sources in Medicine: Periodicals, Research monograph, Research reports, Theses and dissertations, Conference proceedings, Patents, Standards, Government Reports. Basic information access tools in Medical Science: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Biographical sources, Directories, Hand books, Statistical sources, Bibliographies , Indexing, Abstracting and Reviewing periodicals
Unit 3 Digital information sources . Offline and on-line sources in Medicine. Internet sources. Open Access Resources.
Unit 4 Automated Registries: Cancer Registry, AIDS Registry , D.M .Registry
Paper IV. MEDICAL INFORMATION SERVICES, CENTRES AND SYSTEMS
Unit.1 Medical Documentation. Need and purpose of documentation. Facets of documentation Documentation work, Documentation Service, Reprographic service, Translation service.
Unit.2 Current Awareness Services:. Types of Current Awareness services – Addition List, News paper clipping, Current contents page service, Library bulletin service, Routing of periodicals and Selective Dissemination of Information(SDI). Virtual reference service, Referral service
Unit.3 Resource sharing. Role of Computer library Networks in resource sharing.
Unit.4 National and International centres and systems: ICMR, NISCAIR, IMA, NLM, MEDLINE, CANCER LIT, CANCER PROJ., ,TOXLINE. EPILEPSYLINE, POPLINE, AIDSLINE
Paper V MEDICAL RECORDS SCIENCE
Unit.1 Definition and history of medical records; Values, purposes and uses of medical records; Contents and components of medical records.
Unit.2 Need for a medical records department and its function; Responsibilities of medical records personal, hospital administrators, doctors, nurses and allied health professionals in relation to medical records.
Unit.3 Numbering , filing sorting and retrieval of medical records; Indices and register; Preparation of birth and death reports; Analysis and medical records; Medico-legal aspects of medical records.
Unit.4 Computerisation of medical records; Administration of medical records; Interdisciplinary relationship ; Nomenclature and classification of ICD; Health statistics; Health insurance.
Unit 5 Medical Transcription
Unit.6 Hospital automation – Application of computers in hospital automation. Need for computerisation. Areas of computerisation in medical records management. Hospital automation software packages.
Paper I ORGANISATION & MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Unit.1 Medical Documentation- Genesis, Development and Scope. Health Information systemSystem Analysis and system design .
Unit.2 Hospital Information System- Basic Management Cycles in hospitals. Types of Information Systems in hospitals- Medical Information Systems, Administrative Information Systems, Ancillary Technical Information Systems. Role of Health Information Managers(HIM) in planning and design of health Information System.
Unit.3 Sources of health information data- Primary and Secondary
Unit.4 Information Retrieval Systems(IRS)- Components of IRS ; Factors to be considered for information system planning ; Evaluation of IRS; Recall and Relevance; Factors affecting Recall and Relevance; Recall devices; Precision devices. Preparation of a model plan for the establishment of an IRS in a Medical Institution.
Paper II. HUMAN SYSTEM, MEDICALTERMINOLOGYAND CODING SCHEMES
Unit.1 Anatomy and Physiology: Organisation of the human body; Tissues; Skin; The musculoskeletal system; The nervous system; Special senses; The circulatory system; The lymphatic system; The digestive system; The urinary system; The endocrine system; The reproductive system.
Unit.2 Diseases of various human systems: Bones and joints; Muscles; tenderness; Facia and Ligaments; skin and Breasts; Circulatory system; Respiratory system; Genito- urinary system; Endocrine system; Nervous system; Gastro-intestinal system.
Unit.3 Objectives of Medical terminology; Prefixes; suffixes- Diagnostic, operation, Symptomatic.; Roots
Unit.4 Introduction to major internationally known coding and classification schemes like ICD and its Adaptations
Paper III. MEDICAL INFORMATION SOURCES
Unit 1 Classification of information sources:- Primary, Secondary and Tertiary sources. Nondocumentary sources.
Unit 2 Primary Sources in Medicine: Periodicals, Research monograph, Research reports, Theses and dissertations, Conference proceedings, Patents, Standards, Government Reports. Basic information access tools in Medical Science: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Biographical sources, Directories, Hand books, Statistical sources, Bibliographies , Indexing, Abstracting and Reviewing periodicals
Unit 3 Digital information sources . Offline and on-line sources in Medicine. Internet sources. Open Access Resources.
Unit 4 Automated Registries: Cancer Registry, AIDS Registry , D.M .Registry
Paper IV. MEDICAL INFORMATION SERVICES, CENTRES AND SYSTEMS
Unit.1 Medical Documentation. Need and purpose of documentation. Facets of documentation Documentation work, Documentation Service, Reprographic service, Translation service.
Unit.2 Current Awareness Services:. Types of Current Awareness services – Addition List, News paper clipping, Current contents page service, Library bulletin service, Routing of periodicals and Selective Dissemination of Information(SDI). Virtual reference service, Referral service
Unit.3 Resource sharing. Role of Computer library Networks in resource sharing.
Unit.4 National and International centres and systems: ICMR, NISCAIR, IMA, NLM, MEDLINE, CANCER LIT, CANCER PROJ., ,TOXLINE. EPILEPSYLINE, POPLINE, AIDSLINE
Paper V MEDICAL RECORDS SCIENCE
Unit.1 Definition and history of medical records; Values, purposes and uses of medical records; Contents and components of medical records.
Unit.2 Need for a medical records department and its function; Responsibilities of medical records personal, hospital administrators, doctors, nurses and allied health professionals in relation to medical records.
Unit.3 Numbering , filing sorting and retrieval of medical records; Indices and register; Preparation of birth and death reports; Analysis and medical records; Medico-legal aspects of medical records.
Unit.4 Computerisation of medical records; Administration of medical records; Interdisciplinary relationship ; Nomenclature and classification of ICD; Health statistics; Health insurance.
Unit 5 Medical Transcription
Unit.6 Hospital automation – Application of computers in hospital automation. Need for computerisation. Areas of computerisation in medical records management. Hospital automation software packages.
MEDICAL RECORDS LIBRARIAN MCQ
1:-Medical Audit is to assess the ______________ of medical records.
A:-Quantity
B:-Quality
C:-Efficiency
D:-Quantity & Quality
Ans: B
2:-_______________ is known as key of medical records.
A:-Diagonosis index
B:-Address index
C:-Name Index
D:-Doctors name index
Ans: C
3:-In ICD-'U' code is for ______________
A:-Not specified site
B:-Future expansion
C:-No sub site
D:-Unknown site
Ans: B
4:-World health day is ____________
A:-7 th February
B:-7 th June
C:-7 th April
D:-7 th August
Ans: C
5:-This part of the word is found following the stem and gives further information about the stem. It is ________.
A:-Prefix
B:-Root
C:-Suffix
D:-Combining vowel
Ans: C
6:-Normally an adult has _______ of blood.
A:-3 to 4 litres
B:-5 to 6 litres
C:-6 to 7 litres
D:-4 to 5 litres
Ans: B
7:-Write medical term of an accumulation of blood in the uterus.
A:-Hematometra
B:-Hematometry
C:-Hematomyelia
D:-Hematoma
Ans: A
8:-Most occurring value in a series of data is known as ___________
A:-Mean
B:-Median
C:-Mode
D:-Standard deviation
Ans: C
9:-Luoco means
A:-White
B:-Yellow
C:-Blue
D:-Red
Ans: A
10:-A patient has only one case record into which all documents relating to past and present medical care are placed.
A:-In patient record
B:-Out patient record
C:-Comprehensive record
D:-Decentralized record
Ans: C
11:-Computerized X-ray of layers of tissue is known as _________
A:-PET scan
B:-MRI
C:-CT scan
D:-USS
Ans: C
12:-The patient has a right to get ________ of medical records.
A:-Copy
B:-Original
C:-E-mail
D:-Scanning
Ans: A
13:-World cancer day
A:-February 4
B:-March 4
C:-April 4
D:-October 4
Ans: A
14:-Write medical terms of a muscle having two heads
A:-Biceps
B:-Bicyps
C:-Bilateral
D:-Bicups
Ans: A
15:-________ has the shortest access times
A:-Cache memory
B:-Virtual memory
C:-Secondary memory
D:-All of the above
Ans: A
16:-Enlargement of salivary gland
A:-Siladenitis
B:-Sialadenoma
C:-Sialadenopathy
D:-Sialden
Ans: C
17:-The other name of food pipe is _________
A:-Oropharynx
B:-Oesophagus
C:-Larynx
D:-Nasopharynx
Ans: B
18:-Any bed meant for over night stay is known as __________
A:-IP bed
B:-OP bed
C:-Casualty bed
D:-Ward bed
Ans: A
19:-Medical records are the property of
A:-Hospital
B:-Patient
C:-Relative
D:-Physicians
Ans: A
20:-Death occurring in the hospital before and after 48 hours of admission is known as ________ death.
A:-Gross death
B:-Net death
C:-Ward death
D:-Hospital death
Ans: A
A:-Quantity
B:-Quality
C:-Efficiency
D:-Quantity & Quality
Ans: B
2:-_______________ is known as key of medical records.
A:-Diagonosis index
B:-Address index
C:-Name Index
D:-Doctors name index
Ans: C
3:-In ICD-'U' code is for ______________
A:-Not specified site
B:-Future expansion
C:-No sub site
D:-Unknown site
Ans: B
4:-World health day is ____________
A:-7 th February
B:-7 th June
C:-7 th April
D:-7 th August
Ans: C
5:-This part of the word is found following the stem and gives further information about the stem. It is ________.
A:-Prefix
B:-Root
C:-Suffix
D:-Combining vowel
Ans: C
6:-Normally an adult has _______ of blood.
A:-3 to 4 litres
B:-5 to 6 litres
C:-6 to 7 litres
D:-4 to 5 litres
Ans: B
7:-Write medical term of an accumulation of blood in the uterus.
A:-Hematometra
B:-Hematometry
C:-Hematomyelia
D:-Hematoma
Ans: A
8:-Most occurring value in a series of data is known as ___________
A:-Mean
B:-Median
C:-Mode
D:-Standard deviation
Ans: C
9:-Luoco means
A:-White
B:-Yellow
C:-Blue
D:-Red
Ans: A
10:-A patient has only one case record into which all documents relating to past and present medical care are placed.
A:-In patient record
B:-Out patient record
C:-Comprehensive record
D:-Decentralized record
Ans: C
11:-Computerized X-ray of layers of tissue is known as _________
A:-PET scan
B:-MRI
C:-CT scan
D:-USS
Ans: C
12:-The patient has a right to get ________ of medical records.
A:-Copy
B:-Original
C:-E-mail
D:-Scanning
Ans: A
13:-World cancer day
A:-February 4
B:-March 4
C:-April 4
D:-October 4
Ans: A
14:-Write medical terms of a muscle having two heads
A:-Biceps
B:-Bicyps
C:-Bilateral
D:-Bicups
Ans: A
15:-________ has the shortest access times
A:-Cache memory
B:-Virtual memory
C:-Secondary memory
D:-All of the above
Ans: A
16:-Enlargement of salivary gland
A:-Siladenitis
B:-Sialadenoma
C:-Sialadenopathy
D:-Sialden
Ans: C
17:-The other name of food pipe is _________
A:-Oropharynx
B:-Oesophagus
C:-Larynx
D:-Nasopharynx
Ans: B
18:-Any bed meant for over night stay is known as __________
A:-IP bed
B:-OP bed
C:-Casualty bed
D:-Ward bed
Ans: A
19:-Medical records are the property of
A:-Hospital
B:-Patient
C:-Relative
D:-Physicians
Ans: A
20:-Death occurring in the hospital before and after 48 hours of admission is known as ________ death.
A:-Gross death
B:-Net death
C:-Ward death
D:-Hospital death
Ans: A
21:-Name the media which provide interactive health care utilizing modern technology in hospitals is ____________
A:-TV
B:-Intercom
C:-Telemedicine
D:-AIR
Ans: C
22:-What do you mean by Tid 6/12 in a discharge summary
A:-Two times a day
B:-Four times a day
C:-Three times a day
D:-Four times a day
Ans: C
23:-Who is the consumer of a hospital
A:-Patients
B:-Public
C:-Sibling
D:-Children
Ans: A
24:-What is the full form of AT in the IBM PC-AT ?
A:-Applied technology
B:-Advanced technology
C:-Additional technology
D:-None of the above
Ans: B
25:-Thoracic region consists of _______ bones
A:-Seven
B:-Twelve
C:-Five
D:-Four
Ans: B
26:-Median value of 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128 is
A:-127
B:-123
C:-125
D:-122
Ans: C
27:-Write the meaning of Costo
A:-Colon
B:-Rib
C:-Cartilage
D:-Common bile duct
Ans: B
28:-Which of the following is not a computer hardware ?
A:-Mouse
B:-Monitor
C:-Antivirus
D:-Printer
Ans: C
29:-An abnormality consisting of an infolding of skin containing hair over the coccygeal area which has formed a space and can become infected is ___________
A:-Plaque
B:-Pyloric stenosis
C:-Pyorrhoea
D:-Pilonidal sinus
Ans: D
30:-Dx means ________
A:-Date of diagnosis
B:-Diagnosis
C:-Diagram
D:-Death
Ans: B
31:-A benign tumor is ___________
A:-Hemangioma
B:-Sarcoma
C:-Astrocytoma
D:-Glioma
Ans: A
32:-A 7 years old girl, had a fall from swing and developed head injury in the occipital area with an open wound and bleeding. Write the cause of death.
A:-Head injury in the occipital area
B:-Fall from swing
C:-Open wound
D:-Bleeding
Ans: B
33:-A statistical maps which are used for furnishing information on geographical basis is _________
A:-Pictogram
B:-Cartograms
C:-Histogram
D:-Dimensional diagram
Ans: B
34:-Which digit indicate the behavior in morphology code
A:-Third digit
B:-Fourth digit
C:-Fifth digit
D:-Sixth digit
Ans: C
35:-How can we understand the Null Cell (Non T- Non B) in the morphology code ?
A:-Sixth digit- 7
B:-Sixth digit- 4
C:-Sixth digit- 5
D:-Fifth digit- 5
Ans: A
36:-The other name used for fluid balance sheet is ________
A:-TPR
B:-Urine sugar monitoring chart
C:-Input- Output chart
D:-Nurses observation chart
Ans: C
37:-Histology is useful for _____________
A:-Cancer Registry
B:-Other coding
C:-Pathology
D:-Treatment
Ans: C
38:- Scientific measurement of the dimension of the head
A:-Cephalography
B:-Cephalometer
C:-Cephalometry
D:-Cephalomotor
Ans: C
39:-The doctor explained to the patient about the relevant details regarding the nature of his disease, the diagnostic procedure involved the course and alternatives to the treatment proposed, risks involved and
consent is _________
A:-General consent
B:-Express consent
C:-Informed consent
D:-Formal consent
Ans: C
40:-Ward Census is taken at
A:-Morning
B:-Evening
C:-Day time
D:-Midnight
Ans: D
41:-The audit done by other than the treating team of doctors is known as ______________
A:-Internal medical records audit
B:-External medical records audit
C:-All medical records audit
D:-Infection control audit
Ans: B
42:-In behavior code fifth digit is /2. What do you mean ?
A:-Malignant
B:-Border line malignancy
C:-Benign
D:-Insitu
Ans: D
43:-The time limit for birth/ death reporting to municipal/ corporation authorities is ________
A:-24 hours
B:-7 days
C:-21 days
D:-14 days
Ans: C
44:-A viral disease is __________
A:-Hansen's
B:-Poliomyelitis
C:-Typhoid
D:-Tuberculosis
Ans: B
45:-Which of the following is a quantitative variable ?
A:-Blood pressure
B:-Blood group
C:-Religion
D:-Place of birth
Ans: A
46:-International statistical classification of disease and related health problem is shortly known as ______
A:-ICD-O
B:-ICD-9
C:-ICD-10
D:-ICP
Ans: C
47:-Histology is the study of ________
A:-Cell
B:-Tissue
C:-Tumors
D:-All the above
Ans: B
48:-Meaning of Novemlobate
A:-Having four lobes
B:-Having two lobes
C:-Having six lobes
D:-Having nine lobes
Ans: D
49:-What is the main purpose of secondary storage device ?
A:-To increase the speed of computer
B:-To install operating system
C:-To networking
D:-To store data
Ans: D
50:-According to Right to Information Act, within ______ days we should give the requested information.
A:-45 days
B:-10 days
C:-30 days
D:-1 week
Ans: C
51:-Right to Information Act was enacted in the year
A:-1984
B:-2005
C:-2001
D:-1975
Ans: B
52:-What is unicode?
A:-Standard font
B:-Software
C:-Character encoding system
D:-Keyboard layout
Ans: C
53:-According to ICD Hansen's disease will come under
A:-Infectious and parasitic disease
B:-Neoplasm
C:-Disease of the blood and blood forming organs
D:-Disease of the nervous system
Ans: A
54:-Autopsy is performed ................................
A:-To find out the diagnosis
B:-To find out the cause of death
C:-To find out the post operative changes
D:-Just for legal requirement
Ans: B
55:-Head quarters of WHO is located at..............................
A:-Washington
B:-London
C:-Paris
D:-Geneva
Ans: D
56:-Nosocomial infection means
A:-Physician borne infection
B:-Hospital borne infection
C:-Infection of unknown origin
D:-Post operation in infection
Ans: B
57:-Life span of platelet is.....................................
A:-7 to 14 days
B:-1 to 2 days
C:-4 to 6 days
D:-5 to 6 days
Ans: A
58:-The malignant tumor that arises from smooth muscle and visceral region of the body
A:-Liposarcoma
B:-Sarcoma
C:-Leiomyosarcoma
D:-Osteosarcoma
Ans: C
59:-The most sensitive and specific test for detecting small breast tumor is by
A:-Breast self examination
B:-Palpation by a physician
C:-Themogaphy
D:-Mammography
Ans: D
60:-Kerato means
A:-Eye
B:-Cornea
C:-Eye lid
D:-Retina
Ans: B
61:-Select the underlying cause of death
A:-Uremia
B:-Hydronephrosis
C:-Retention of urine
D:-Hypertrophy of prostate
Ans: D
62:-Medical negligence involves.....................................
A:-Act of omission
B:-Act of commission
C:-Both a & b
D:-None
Ans: C
63:-The process of producing energy in order to carry out all the metabolic process required
A:-Nutrition
B:-Respiration
C:-Energy
D:-Hormation
Ans: A
64:-CENT means.........................................
A:-Hundred
B:-Thousand
C:-Ten
D:-Lakhs
Ans: A
65:-What do you mean by bid 3/12 in a discharge summary?
A:-Once a day
B:-Twice a day
C:-Thrice a day
D:-Four times a day
Ans: B
66:-The normal body temperature is.........................
A:-39 degree Celsius
B:-37 degree Celsius
C:-35 degree Celsius
D:-28 degree Celsius
Ans: B
67:-Subpoena is...................................
A:-Court order passed on a holiday.
B:-Court order to appear and testify.
C:-Court order for doctors.
D:-Court order from lawyers.
Ans: B
68:-Which of the following is a qualitative variable?
A:-Blood pressure
B:-Body temperature
C:-Blood group
D:-Body weight
Ans: C
69:-Which of the following data collection method covers the entire population of the country?
A:-Vital registration
B:-Sampling registration
C:-Census
D:-sample sueveys
Ans: C
70:-How can family members of diseased individual can obtain the deceased individual's copy of medical information that is relevant to their own health care ?
A:-Medical records be transferred through registered post
B:-Email
C:-Copy through post
D:-By hand
Ans: A
71:-________ are chemical substances produced in one part of the body that regulate the activities of certain organs or group of cells in other part of the body.
A:-Enzymes
B:-Anti bodies
C:-Estrogen
D:-Hormones
Ans: D
72:-The ability to detect changes in the environment is ______
A:-Movement
B:-Sensitivity
C:-Sensation
D:-Power
Ans: B
73:-99-46-96, 00-47-96 : Select the correct numbering system
A:-Straight numeric
B:-Terminal Digit
C:-Middle digit
D:-Terminal digit and middle digit
Ans: B
74:-Blood cells are manufactures in the _______
A:-Bone
B:-Liver
C:-Bone marrow
D:-Gall blader
Ans: C
75:-A small bone to which the tongue is attached
A:-Maxillary
B:-Ethmoid
C:-Frontal
D:-Hyoid
Ans: D
76:-These act as shock absorbers, preventing damage to the structure
A:-Vertebral column
B:-Curvatures
C:-Inter vertebral discs
D:-Cartilage
Ans: C
77:-Write the meaning of steato
A:-Fat
B:-High
C:-Behind
D:-Thick
Ans: A
78:-Medical term of breast bone is _______
A:-Sternum
B:-Ribs
C:-Colar bones
D:-Clavicle
Ans: A
79:-Alpha fetoprotein is a blood test for detect
A:-Down's syndrome
B:-Hormone deficiency
C:-Vitamin deficiency
D:-Iodine deficiency
Ans: A
80:-Normal blood pressure is
A:-100/70 mm Hg
B:-120/80 mm Hg
C:-80/120 mm Hg
D:-110/70 mm Hg
Ans: B
81:-Proctosopy is the procedure of ________
A:-Anus
B:-Nose
C:-Chest
D:-Rectum
Ans: D
82:-The shape of Pie diagram is ______
A:-Rectangular bar
B:-Circle
C:-Lines
D:-Square
Ans: B
83:-This is an important muscle which divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
A:-Voluntary
B:-Involuntary
C:-Cardiac
D:-Diaphram
Ans: D
84:-In ICD-10, K 00- K 93 indicates
A:-Disease of the circulatory system
B:-Disease of the respiratory system
C:-Disease of the nervous system
D:-Disease of the digestive system
Ans: D
85:-Hydrostatic test is carried out to determine
A:-Live birth of a baby
B:-Death of a baby
C:-Probable cause of death of baby
D:-Water potability
Ans: A
86:-Volvulus means __________
A:-Causing obstruction
B:-Twisting of intestine
C:-Twisting of intestine upon itself causing obstruction
D:-Twisting of large intestine upon itself causing of obstruction
Ans: C
87:-What is POMR
A:-Place On Medical Records
B:-Problem Oriented Medical Records
C:-Problem Originated Medical Records
D:-Problem Omitted Medical Records
Ans: B
88:-A fracture where the ends of bone are forced into one another
A:-Impacted
B:-Avulsion
C:-Comminuted
D:-Spiral
Ans: A
89:-This is a condition where the weakness is in the diaphragm
A:-Umbilical Hernea
B:-Inguinal Hernia
C:-Femoral Hernia
D:-Hiatus Hernia
Ans: D
90:-Meaning of cyanosis
A:-Difficulty in breathing
B:-Blueness of skin
C:-Insufficient oxygen in the blood
D:-Rapid breathing
Ans: B
91:-'Green stick' fractures are usually seen in
A:-Injuries due to stick
B:-Children
C:-Old age due to osteoporosis
D:-Road traffic accident
Ans: B
92:-Fracture of the ankle involving both the tibia and fibula
A:-Green stick
B:-Trasverse
C:-Pott's
D:-Avulsion
Ans: C
93:-World Health Day in 2003 focus on healthy environment for
A:-Children
B:-Adults
C:-Adolescent
D:-Old people
Ans: A
94:-What do you mean by good medical records ?
A:-Standard size of medical records forms
B:-Good quality of paper, printing, style, convenient file etc.
C:-Sufficient data written in sequence of events to justify the diagnosis, treatment and end result.
D:-Record contain all basic record forms.
Ans: C
95:-'Whiplash' injuries are seen in
A:-Road traffic accident
B:-Custodial death
C:-Causes of whipping and torture
D:-Cause of all the above
Ans: A
96:-What do you mean by inpatient bed
A:-Total number of IP bed available in the hospital
B:-Total number of patient occupied IP beds
C:-Any bed meant for over night stay
D:-Average bed occupancy
Ans: A
97:-In ICDO- 'X' letter code is used for
A:-No sub site
B:-Not specified site
C:-Unknown
D:-No diagnosis
Ans: A
98:-Father of modern medicine
A:-Aristotle
B:-Plato
C:-Hippocrates
D:-Hanneman
Ans: C
99:-Bark of which plant yields drug for malaria
A:-Betula
B:-Eucaliptus
C:-Cinchona
D:-Quercum
Ans: C
100:-AIDS was first reported in
A:-USA
B:-Germany
C:-Russia
D:-France
Ans: A
A:-TV
B:-Intercom
C:-Telemedicine
D:-AIR
Ans: C
22:-What do you mean by Tid 6/12 in a discharge summary
A:-Two times a day
B:-Four times a day
C:-Three times a day
D:-Four times a day
Ans: C
23:-Who is the consumer of a hospital
A:-Patients
B:-Public
C:-Sibling
D:-Children
Ans: A
24:-What is the full form of AT in the IBM PC-AT ?
A:-Applied technology
B:-Advanced technology
C:-Additional technology
D:-None of the above
Ans: B
25:-Thoracic region consists of _______ bones
A:-Seven
B:-Twelve
C:-Five
D:-Four
Ans: B
26:-Median value of 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128 is
A:-127
B:-123
C:-125
D:-122
Ans: C
27:-Write the meaning of Costo
A:-Colon
B:-Rib
C:-Cartilage
D:-Common bile duct
Ans: B
28:-Which of the following is not a computer hardware ?
A:-Mouse
B:-Monitor
C:-Antivirus
D:-Printer
Ans: C
29:-An abnormality consisting of an infolding of skin containing hair over the coccygeal area which has formed a space and can become infected is ___________
A:-Plaque
B:-Pyloric stenosis
C:-Pyorrhoea
D:-Pilonidal sinus
Ans: D
30:-Dx means ________
A:-Date of diagnosis
B:-Diagnosis
C:-Diagram
D:-Death
Ans: B
31:-A benign tumor is ___________
A:-Hemangioma
B:-Sarcoma
C:-Astrocytoma
D:-Glioma
Ans: A
32:-A 7 years old girl, had a fall from swing and developed head injury in the occipital area with an open wound and bleeding. Write the cause of death.
A:-Head injury in the occipital area
B:-Fall from swing
C:-Open wound
D:-Bleeding
Ans: B
33:-A statistical maps which are used for furnishing information on geographical basis is _________
A:-Pictogram
B:-Cartograms
C:-Histogram
D:-Dimensional diagram
Ans: B
34:-Which digit indicate the behavior in morphology code
A:-Third digit
B:-Fourth digit
C:-Fifth digit
D:-Sixth digit
Ans: C
35:-How can we understand the Null Cell (Non T- Non B) in the morphology code ?
A:-Sixth digit- 7
B:-Sixth digit- 4
C:-Sixth digit- 5
D:-Fifth digit- 5
Ans: A
36:-The other name used for fluid balance sheet is ________
A:-TPR
B:-Urine sugar monitoring chart
C:-Input- Output chart
D:-Nurses observation chart
Ans: C
37:-Histology is useful for _____________
A:-Cancer Registry
B:-Other coding
C:-Pathology
D:-Treatment
Ans: C
38:- Scientific measurement of the dimension of the head
A:-Cephalography
B:-Cephalometer
C:-Cephalometry
D:-Cephalomotor
Ans: C
39:-The doctor explained to the patient about the relevant details regarding the nature of his disease, the diagnostic procedure involved the course and alternatives to the treatment proposed, risks involved and
consent is _________
A:-General consent
B:-Express consent
C:-Informed consent
D:-Formal consent
Ans: C
40:-Ward Census is taken at
A:-Morning
B:-Evening
C:-Day time
D:-Midnight
Ans: D
41:-The audit done by other than the treating team of doctors is known as ______________
A:-Internal medical records audit
B:-External medical records audit
C:-All medical records audit
D:-Infection control audit
Ans: B
42:-In behavior code fifth digit is /2. What do you mean ?
A:-Malignant
B:-Border line malignancy
C:-Benign
D:-Insitu
Ans: D
43:-The time limit for birth/ death reporting to municipal/ corporation authorities is ________
A:-24 hours
B:-7 days
C:-21 days
D:-14 days
Ans: C
44:-A viral disease is __________
A:-Hansen's
B:-Poliomyelitis
C:-Typhoid
D:-Tuberculosis
Ans: B
45:-Which of the following is a quantitative variable ?
A:-Blood pressure
B:-Blood group
C:-Religion
D:-Place of birth
Ans: A
46:-International statistical classification of disease and related health problem is shortly known as ______
A:-ICD-O
B:-ICD-9
C:-ICD-10
D:-ICP
Ans: C
47:-Histology is the study of ________
A:-Cell
B:-Tissue
C:-Tumors
D:-All the above
Ans: B
48:-Meaning of Novemlobate
A:-Having four lobes
B:-Having two lobes
C:-Having six lobes
D:-Having nine lobes
Ans: D
49:-What is the main purpose of secondary storage device ?
A:-To increase the speed of computer
B:-To install operating system
C:-To networking
D:-To store data
Ans: D
50:-According to Right to Information Act, within ______ days we should give the requested information.
A:-45 days
B:-10 days
C:-30 days
D:-1 week
Ans: C
51:-Right to Information Act was enacted in the year
A:-1984
B:-2005
C:-2001
D:-1975
Ans: B
52:-What is unicode?
A:-Standard font
B:-Software
C:-Character encoding system
D:-Keyboard layout
Ans: C
53:-According to ICD Hansen's disease will come under
A:-Infectious and parasitic disease
B:-Neoplasm
C:-Disease of the blood and blood forming organs
D:-Disease of the nervous system
Ans: A
54:-Autopsy is performed ................................
A:-To find out the diagnosis
B:-To find out the cause of death
C:-To find out the post operative changes
D:-Just for legal requirement
Ans: B
55:-Head quarters of WHO is located at..............................
A:-Washington
B:-London
C:-Paris
D:-Geneva
Ans: D
56:-Nosocomial infection means
A:-Physician borne infection
B:-Hospital borne infection
C:-Infection of unknown origin
D:-Post operation in infection
Ans: B
57:-Life span of platelet is.....................................
A:-7 to 14 days
B:-1 to 2 days
C:-4 to 6 days
D:-5 to 6 days
Ans: A
58:-The malignant tumor that arises from smooth muscle and visceral region of the body
A:-Liposarcoma
B:-Sarcoma
C:-Leiomyosarcoma
D:-Osteosarcoma
Ans: C
59:-The most sensitive and specific test for detecting small breast tumor is by
A:-Breast self examination
B:-Palpation by a physician
C:-Themogaphy
D:-Mammography
Ans: D
60:-Kerato means
A:-Eye
B:-Cornea
C:-Eye lid
D:-Retina
Ans: B
61:-Select the underlying cause of death
A:-Uremia
B:-Hydronephrosis
C:-Retention of urine
D:-Hypertrophy of prostate
Ans: D
62:-Medical negligence involves.....................................
A:-Act of omission
B:-Act of commission
C:-Both a & b
D:-None
Ans: C
63:-The process of producing energy in order to carry out all the metabolic process required
A:-Nutrition
B:-Respiration
C:-Energy
D:-Hormation
Ans: A
64:-CENT means.........................................
A:-Hundred
B:-Thousand
C:-Ten
D:-Lakhs
Ans: A
65:-What do you mean by bid 3/12 in a discharge summary?
A:-Once a day
B:-Twice a day
C:-Thrice a day
D:-Four times a day
Ans: B
66:-The normal body temperature is.........................
A:-39 degree Celsius
B:-37 degree Celsius
C:-35 degree Celsius
D:-28 degree Celsius
Ans: B
67:-Subpoena is...................................
A:-Court order passed on a holiday.
B:-Court order to appear and testify.
C:-Court order for doctors.
D:-Court order from lawyers.
Ans: B
68:-Which of the following is a qualitative variable?
A:-Blood pressure
B:-Body temperature
C:-Blood group
D:-Body weight
Ans: C
69:-Which of the following data collection method covers the entire population of the country?
A:-Vital registration
B:-Sampling registration
C:-Census
D:-sample sueveys
Ans: C
70:-How can family members of diseased individual can obtain the deceased individual's copy of medical information that is relevant to their own health care ?
A:-Medical records be transferred through registered post
B:-Email
C:-Copy through post
D:-By hand
Ans: A
71:-________ are chemical substances produced in one part of the body that regulate the activities of certain organs or group of cells in other part of the body.
A:-Enzymes
B:-Anti bodies
C:-Estrogen
D:-Hormones
Ans: D
72:-The ability to detect changes in the environment is ______
A:-Movement
B:-Sensitivity
C:-Sensation
D:-Power
Ans: B
73:-99-46-96, 00-47-96 : Select the correct numbering system
A:-Straight numeric
B:-Terminal Digit
C:-Middle digit
D:-Terminal digit and middle digit
Ans: B
74:-Blood cells are manufactures in the _______
A:-Bone
B:-Liver
C:-Bone marrow
D:-Gall blader
Ans: C
75:-A small bone to which the tongue is attached
A:-Maxillary
B:-Ethmoid
C:-Frontal
D:-Hyoid
Ans: D
76:-These act as shock absorbers, preventing damage to the structure
A:-Vertebral column
B:-Curvatures
C:-Inter vertebral discs
D:-Cartilage
Ans: C
77:-Write the meaning of steato
A:-Fat
B:-High
C:-Behind
D:-Thick
Ans: A
78:-Medical term of breast bone is _______
A:-Sternum
B:-Ribs
C:-Colar bones
D:-Clavicle
Ans: A
79:-Alpha fetoprotein is a blood test for detect
A:-Down's syndrome
B:-Hormone deficiency
C:-Vitamin deficiency
D:-Iodine deficiency
Ans: A
80:-Normal blood pressure is
A:-100/70 mm Hg
B:-120/80 mm Hg
C:-80/120 mm Hg
D:-110/70 mm Hg
Ans: B
81:-Proctosopy is the procedure of ________
A:-Anus
B:-Nose
C:-Chest
D:-Rectum
Ans: D
82:-The shape of Pie diagram is ______
A:-Rectangular bar
B:-Circle
C:-Lines
D:-Square
Ans: B
83:-This is an important muscle which divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
A:-Voluntary
B:-Involuntary
C:-Cardiac
D:-Diaphram
Ans: D
84:-In ICD-10, K 00- K 93 indicates
A:-Disease of the circulatory system
B:-Disease of the respiratory system
C:-Disease of the nervous system
D:-Disease of the digestive system
Ans: D
85:-Hydrostatic test is carried out to determine
A:-Live birth of a baby
B:-Death of a baby
C:-Probable cause of death of baby
D:-Water potability
Ans: A
86:-Volvulus means __________
A:-Causing obstruction
B:-Twisting of intestine
C:-Twisting of intestine upon itself causing obstruction
D:-Twisting of large intestine upon itself causing of obstruction
Ans: C
87:-What is POMR
A:-Place On Medical Records
B:-Problem Oriented Medical Records
C:-Problem Originated Medical Records
D:-Problem Omitted Medical Records
Ans: B
88:-A fracture where the ends of bone are forced into one another
A:-Impacted
B:-Avulsion
C:-Comminuted
D:-Spiral
Ans: A
89:-This is a condition where the weakness is in the diaphragm
A:-Umbilical Hernea
B:-Inguinal Hernia
C:-Femoral Hernia
D:-Hiatus Hernia
Ans: D
90:-Meaning of cyanosis
A:-Difficulty in breathing
B:-Blueness of skin
C:-Insufficient oxygen in the blood
D:-Rapid breathing
Ans: B
91:-'Green stick' fractures are usually seen in
A:-Injuries due to stick
B:-Children
C:-Old age due to osteoporosis
D:-Road traffic accident
Ans: B
92:-Fracture of the ankle involving both the tibia and fibula
A:-Green stick
B:-Trasverse
C:-Pott's
D:-Avulsion
Ans: C
93:-World Health Day in 2003 focus on healthy environment for
A:-Children
B:-Adults
C:-Adolescent
D:-Old people
Ans: A
94:-What do you mean by good medical records ?
A:-Standard size of medical records forms
B:-Good quality of paper, printing, style, convenient file etc.
C:-Sufficient data written in sequence of events to justify the diagnosis, treatment and end result.
D:-Record contain all basic record forms.
Ans: C
95:-'Whiplash' injuries are seen in
A:-Road traffic accident
B:-Custodial death
C:-Causes of whipping and torture
D:-Cause of all the above
Ans: A
96:-What do you mean by inpatient bed
A:-Total number of IP bed available in the hospital
B:-Total number of patient occupied IP beds
C:-Any bed meant for over night stay
D:-Average bed occupancy
Ans: A
97:-In ICDO- 'X' letter code is used for
A:-No sub site
B:-Not specified site
C:-Unknown
D:-No diagnosis
Ans: A
98:-Father of modern medicine
A:-Aristotle
B:-Plato
C:-Hippocrates
D:-Hanneman
Ans: C
99:-Bark of which plant yields drug for malaria
A:-Betula
B:-Eucaliptus
C:-Cinchona
D:-Quercum
Ans: C
100:-AIDS was first reported in
A:-USA
B:-Germany
C:-Russia
D:-France
Ans: A