Read the Excerpt from the Patient's Medical Record: "A Spiral

question 21

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt from the patient's medical record: "A spiral CT of Susan's abdomen and pelvis showed a developing perinephric abscess. Both nephrology and urology were consulted at that time, and they both agreed that the best treatment option would be needle aspiration with drain placement. She was taken to the OR, and the drain was placed. Fluid collection from the abscess was sent for culture." What is the correct breakdown and translation of the underlined term in the health record?

• A) peri (against) + nephr (bladder) + ic (pertaining to) = pertaining to against the bladder
• B) peri (around) + nephr (kidney) + ic (pertaining to) = pertaining to around the kidney
• C) peri (before) + nephr (bladder) + ic (pertaining to) = pertaining to before the bladder
• D) peri (through) + nephr (kidney) + ic (pertaining to) = pertaining to through the kidney
• E) peri (with) + nephr (kidney) + ic (pertaining to) = pertaining to with the kidney

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Definitions:

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