Read the Following Excerpt from a Health Record: "On Hospital

question 61

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from a health record: "On hospital day 2, Mrs. Collach was taken to the OR for laparoscopic choledocholithectomy and cholecystectomy. She tolerated the procedure well. She began a postoperative re-feeding plan with a low-protein, low-fat diet. She tolerated advancing the diet, and 2 days after her surgery, her pain had improved enough that she was discharged home." Why was Mrs. Collach taken to the operating room?

• A) Mrs. Collach was taken to the operating room to create an opening between her bile vessels and her stomach.
• B) Mrs. Collach was taken to the operating room to crush her gallstones and then remove them.
• C) Mrs. Collach was taken to the operating room to have her gallstones removed and then reconstruct her gallbladder.
• D) Mrs. Collach was taken to the operating room to have her gallbladder and bile duct stones removed.
• E) Mrs. Collach was taken to the operating room to remove a portion of her colon through an incision in her abdomen.

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Definitions:

Arbitrage

The simultaneous purchase and sale of an asset in different markets to exploit price differences for a risk-free profit.

Treasury STRIPS

Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities; bonds that are dissected into individual principal and interest payments and sold separately.

Treasury Bond

A long-term government debt security with a fixed interest rate and maturity of more than ten years.

Treasury Bond

Long-term, fixed interest government debt securities with a maturity of more than ten years.