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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Reviewing Basic Medical Abbreviations

Question 1 • AA - S26 Introduction to Healthcare Science

If a doctor writes “STD” as a patient’s diagnosis, what condition does the patient have?

Answer
A
an elevated temperature
B
a fever of unknown origin
C
a condition that remains subject to diagnosis
D
a sexually transmitted disease

Explanation

STD stands for “sexually transmitted disease,” so the diagnosis indicates that the patient has a sexually transmitted disease. An elevated temperature is a symptom, not what the abbreviation STD means.

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