Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record:ObjectiveTemp: 99.0. HR: 60. RR: 20. BP: 112/70.General: Pleasant, responsive. No acute distress.HEENT: Pupils equal, round, and reactive to light. Mucous membranes moist and pink.Resp: Clear to auscultation. No wheezes, rales, rhonchi or crackles. Good air exchange. No increased work of breathing.Chest: Sternotomy incision healing well without warmth, erythema, or induration. Dressing clean and dry.CV: Regular in rate and rhythm, no murmur. No jugulovenous distention. CR brisk. Radial pulses 21, dorsal pedal pulses 21.Abd: Soft, nontender, nondistended. No hepatosplenomegaly.Ext: No cyanosis, clubbing, or edema.CXR: Unremarkable. No cardiomegaly.EKG: Normal.Labs: No elevated cardiac enzymes. Normal CBC.Which is the correct

breakdown and translation of the term sternotomy?

A. sterno (sternum) + tomy (incision) = incision into the sternum
B. sterno (sternum) + tomy (breaking) = breaking of the sternum
C. sterno (sternum) + tomy (removal) = removal of the sternum
D. sterno (sternum) + tomy (reconstruction) = reconstruction of the sternum
E. sterno (sternum) + tomy (binding) = binding of the sternum


Answer: A

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