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

question 98

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: ASSESSMENT: 1. Postop for VSD repair-routine postop orders and care; 2. When the patient switches to PO, we will d/c IV ABx, and at discharge, she will continue antibiotics as needed for endocarditis prophylaxis. For what did this patient have an operation?

• A) atrial fibrillation
• B) atrial septal defect
• C) endocarditis
• D) ventral flutter
• E) ventricular septal defect

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