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

question 51

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: PMHx: Cryptorchidism as a child.
PSHx: Orchipexy at 4 years.
Which of the following statements is true, given the health record information?

• A)The patient had a hidden testicle as a child and it was surgically fixed when he was 4.
• B)The patient had a hidden testicle as a child and it was surgically reconstructed when he was 4.
• C)The patient had a hidden testicle as a child and it was surgically removed when he was 4.
• D)The patient had an extra testicle as a child and it was surgically fixed when he was 4.
• E)The patient had an extra testicle as a child and it was surgically removed when he was 4.

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