Read the Following Excerpt from a Patient's Health Record: PMHx

question 41

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: PMHx: Hypercholesterolemia-currently controlled with diet. Positive history of gonococcal urethritis 3 years previously. No history of urolithiasis.
Which of the following definitions is part of the patient's past medical history?

• A) An infection of the urethra causing inflammation by a gonococcal organism and urinary stones in his urinary system
• B) Excessive cholesterol in the blood and an infection of the urethra causing inflammation by a gonococcal organism
• C) Low blood cholesterol and discharge from the gonads
• D) Urinary stones in his urinary system as well as excessive cholesterol in the urine

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