5/27/2021 Quiz for Unit 1 - Vocabulary

Question 1
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What is the capacity of a single term to

express many different meanings?

Select one:
a. Homonymy
b. Polyphony
c. Encoding
d. Synonymy
e. Polysemy

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Which one of the following statements is not true?

Select one:
a. Natural language is a collection of expressions used to communicate ideas (English, Hindi,
Mandarin, Spanish, etc.).
b. A controlled vocabulary is an approved set of terms constrained for use in a specific
environment.
c. A reference vocabulary is a controlled vocabulary from which the user can choose a term from a
list in order to enter information into a system.
d. An output vocabulary is a set of agreed terms available for use or used by an individual, group
or organization for data analysis.
e. An interface terminology consists of terms, which healthcare systems designers use to create
data entry screens.

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Which of the following characteristics

apply to a "Controlled Vocabulary"?
            I.          A strict set of terms that are
unambiguous and accurate
            II.         The set of terms is standardized.
            III.        New concepts require integration into
the vocabulary and may not be introduced "ad hoc".
 
            IV.        Users require training before
employing the vocabulary.

Select one:
a. All of the above
b. Only I,II and III
c. Only I and II
d. Only III and IV

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Which of these vocabulary definitions for our healthcare application are wrong at first sight:
I.             We will use MESH for clinical and direct care of patients.
II.            We will use LOINC for medical literature searches.
III.          We will use DRG in case mix analysis and grouping of medical diagnosis
IV.          We will use ICD-10 for epidemiological purposes

Select one:
a. Only I and II
b. Only II and IV
c. Only I and III
d. All of the above

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Which of these following statements is true?

Select one:
a. International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC) is a classification created by the World
Organization of Family Doctors.
b. LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers, Names and Codes) is a classification for the
programming logic inside healthcare computer programs.
c. The Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) is a medical nomenclature developed
by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for exclusive use in veterinary medicine.
d. Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) is a classification used for drugs.
e. Health Level Seven International (HL7) created the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
and has maintained it for more than 20 years.

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Which of the following is NOT a LOINC component ?

Select one:
a. Brand
b. Method
c. Property
d. Time

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What is a code system?

Select one:
a. A unitary mental representation of a real or abstract thing;
b. A system to encrypt medical information to ensure patient privacy
c. An atomic unit of thought
d. A set of unique codes with individual IDs, meanings and descriptions.
e. A concept associated with an explicit machine-recognizable identifier.

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Which of these codes systems used by the

HL7 organization is created & maintained by HL7?

Select one:
a. SNOMED CT
b. RxNorm
c. LOINC
d. RX Component Type table
e. ISO 3166 country codes table

Question 9
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Which one of the statements below regarding

the HL7 CTS specification is false?

Select one:
a. CTS's purpose is to specify a common Application Programming Interface (API)
b. The CTS specification is used by HL7 systems implementers to access multiple vocabularies in a
standard way
c. CTS has been published as an HL7 ANSI standard
d. It’s a functional model
e. CTS specifies a common vocabulary data structure

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