Read the Excerpt from This Patient's Health Record: HPI

question 58

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt from this patient's health record: HPI
Ms) Cloud is a 58-year-old woman who first presented to her ophthalmologist with c/o leukocoria. She was also noted to have nystagmus and strabismus. She was diagnosed with a cataract. She was treated surgically with cataract extraction and lens implantation. She was admitted to the hospital on 6/23/2015 for postoperative observation.
Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A) The patient was diagnosed with a cataract, cloudiness of the lens of the eye.
• B) The patient was diagnosed with an IOL.
• C) The patient was diagnosed with a leukocoria, an abnormal white reflection from the retina of the eye.
• D) The patient was diagnosed with nystagmus, involuntary back-and-forth movement of the eyes.
• E) The patient was diagnosed with a strabismus, a condition where the eyes deviate when looking at the same object.

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