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Read the Excerpt from This Patient's Discharge Summary: Procedures

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Read the excerpt from this patient's discharge summary: Procedures
1) Extracapsular cataract extraction with phacoemulsification and implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens, right eye.
2) Vitrectomy.
Labs
CBC: WBC 22.4 on 6/24; 18.5 on 6/25; 15.1 on 6/27; BCx. negative; vitreous culture:
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Imaging
Ocular u/s: vitreous inflammation. No retinal detachment.
According to the excerpt, which of the following statements is NOT true?


A) The lens of the patient's eye was fragmented in order to remove and replace it.
B) The patient had her cataracts removed.
C) The patient has an inflamed retina.
D) The patient has some of the vitreous gel removed from the middle of her eye.
E) The patient received an IOL implant in her OD.

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