Read the Following Postoperative Note: "Objective: She Was 3 Cm

question 22

Multiple Choice

Read the following postoperative note: "Objective: She was 3 cm dilated and effaced. Initial lab work included a CBC that showed an elevated white blood cell count but no anemia. The patient was placed on IV fluids and antibiotics for presumed chorioamnionitis and was placed under continuous monitoring. Two hours after admission, fetal heart rate monitors alerted us to fetal bradycardia. The decision was made to proceed with emergency CS." According to the note, which kind of procedure did the patient undergo?

• A) delivery of a baby through an incision made in the uterus
• B) intentional termination of a pregnancy
• C) surgical reconstruction of the vagina
• D) surgical removal of an ovarian cyst
• E) surgical removal of the cervix

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