Read This Patient's Discharge Diagnosis, as Follows: Patient Name: Ms

question 85

Multiple Choice

Read this patient's discharge diagnosis, as follows: Patient Name: Ms. Susan Cloud
Date of Admission: 6/23/15
Date of Discharge: 6/28/15
Admission Diagnosis
1) Cataract extraction
Discharge Diagnosis
1) Post-cataract extraction
2) Endophthalmitis
Discharge Condition
Stable
Consultations
Infectious disease
According to this patient's discharge diagnosis, she has endophthalmitis. What is the correct breakdown of this medical term?

• A) end (in, inside) + ophthalm (cornea) + itis (disease) = disease inside the cornea
• B) end (in, inside) + ophthalm (eye) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation inside the eye
• C) end (in, inside) + ophthalm (iris) + itis (disease) = disease inside the iris
• D) end (upon) + ophthalm (lens) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation upon the lens of the eye
• E) end (upon) + ophthalm (retina) + itis (disease) = disease upon the retinal nerve.

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