Read the Following Excerpt from a Health Record: Admission Labs

question 29

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from a health record: Admission labs: Elevated LFTs, hyperbilirubinemia, leukocytosis, elevated amylase and lipase.
Discharge labs: Everything had returned to normal levels. Imaging: Ultrasound of the upper abdomen revealed cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis with bile duct dilation.
Which of the following statements is NOT true, given the health record information?

• A) The patient had an increased number of white blood cells upon admission.
• B) The patient had an inguinal ultrasound.
• C) The patient's admission labs showed excessive bilirubin in the blood.
• D) The patient's liver function tests were elevated upon admission.
• E) The ultrasound revealed the presence of gallstones.

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