Question

Read the following excerpt from a health record:

Answer 1

Answer:

HPI

The not true statement, given the health record information of Mrs. Roxana Collach is:

E. Upon examination the patient revealed tenderness in the lower center portion of the abdomen.

Explanation:

Mrs Collach, according to the health records, experienced epigastric tenderness, which can typically cause some discomfort below her ribs in the area of her upper abdomen and not "in the lower center portion of the abdomen."  Icterus comes with slight yellowing of the skin, which is usually a symptom of other infections.