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:

Cotransported

Referring to the simultaneous transportation of two or more molecules across a cell membrane, usually by a specific carrier protein.

Hydrogen Ions

Positively charged ions (H+) that contribute to acidity or alkalinity of a solution.

Proximal Convoluted Tubule

The portion of the nephron in the kidney responsible for the reabsorption of water, ions, and other substances from the filtered blood.

Distal Convoluted Tubule

A portion of the nephron in the kidney where significant salt and water reabsorption and secretion of ions into the urine occur, aiding in the regulation of blood pressure, volume, and pH.