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

question 33

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: "PMHx: Cryptorchidism as a child; PSHx: Orchiopexy at 4 years of age." Which of the following statements is TRUE, given the health record information?

• A) The patient had a hidden testicle and it was surgically fixed when he was 4.
• B) The patient had a hidden testicle and it was surgically reconstructed at age 4.
• C) The patient had a malformed testicle and it was surgically removed at age 4.
• D) The patient had an extra testicle and it was surgically removed when he was 4.

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