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Read This Patient's Discharge Diagnosis, as Follows: Patient Name: Ms

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Read this patient's discharge diagnosis, as follows: Patient Name: Ms. Susan Cloud
Date of Admission: 6/23/15
Date of Discharge: 6/28/15
Admission Diagnosis
1) Cataract extraction
Discharge Diagnosis
1) Post-cataract extraction
2) Endophthalmitis
Discharge Condition
Stable
Consultations
Infectious disease
According to this patient's discharge diagnosis, she has endophthalmitis. What is the correct breakdown of this medical term?


A) end (in, inside) + ophthalm (cornea) + itis (disease) = disease inside the cornea
B) end (in, inside) + ophthalm (eye) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation inside the eye
C) end (in, inside) + ophthalm (iris) + itis (disease) = disease inside the iris
D) end (upon) + ophthalm (lens) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation upon the lens of the eye
E) end (upon) + ophthalm (retina) + itis (disease) = disease upon the retinal nerve.

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