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

question 21

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: Mrs. Campos was admitted last night for fever and elevated WBC. Initial blood culture is coming back positive for gram-positive cocci. She has been on antibiotics for 10 hours now. Last night, the nurses noted hemorrhages. She had hematuria, hemoptysis, and epistaxis. In addition, she developed painful swelling in her right calf. She remains febrile, but the fever is improving since admission. Which of the following symptoms was NOT recorded in this health record?

• A) blood in her urine
• B) edema
• C) elevated white blood count
• D) excessive blood loss
• E) large bruises

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