Subject-Verb Agreement In Medical Summations

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1. Whose stethoscope ___ this?

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A singular subject demands a singular verb.

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This quiz is intended to assess amedical summation specialist's written english proficiency as itrelates to medical records.

2. Don't mind Mr. Go. He ___ one of those patients who always report vague complaints.

Explanation

The subject of demand is who, referring to patients, not he. Consistency should be applied and since one of the verbs, REPORT, is in its simple form/present tense, other verbs should be in simple form/present tense as well.

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3. In all, four doses ___ given, and 20 mEq ___ given this morning.

Explanation

When referring to a total amount, use a singular verb. When referring to a number of individual units, use a plural verb.

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4. The KY Jelly ___ not only water-based but very useful as well.

Explanation

The subject KY Jelly is singular, therefore, use a singular verb.

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5. The patient ___ a history of hypertension.

Explanation

Hypertension is a chronic disease. A person who has this endures this condition for the rest of his/her life.

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6. The bandages on his arm ___ removed yesterday.

Explanation

The subject is bandages, not arm.

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7. There ___ wounds on both ___ found on physical assessment when he went to the emergency room.

Explanation

The word "both" means more than one, therefore, a plural noun and verb should be used.

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8. The family ___ in agreement on the patient's care.

Explanation

Collective nouns may be singular or plural, and they take the matching verb. In this sentence, the emphasis is on the family as a unit.

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9. After the laboratory report came back, 20 mEq of potassium chloride ____ added.

Explanation

Units of measure are collective singular nouns and take singular verbs.

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10. Lesions on the volar part of the forearm ___ found on admission this morning.

Explanation

The verb must agree with its subject, even when the two are not in proximity, not with any noun in the prepositional phrase.

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11. The upper extremities ___ difficulty with full flexion.

Explanation

A singular subject demands a singular verb.

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12. Neither the patient nor the doctor ___ prepared for the tumor found in the patient's brain on MRI last Tuesday.

Explanation

Compound subjects joined by OR or NOR may take a singular or plural verb, depending on the subject situated closest to the verb in the sentence.

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13. ___ is a condition wherein some blood ___ coming out of a person's nose.

Explanation

Epistaxis is the medical name for nasal bleeding. Some indefinite pronouns such as ALL and SOME are singular or plural, depending on what they are referring to. It will be determined by whether the pronoun is referring to something countable or not. In this case, blood cannot be counted, unlike beads or bones.

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14. Physical therapy, as well as acupuncture,  ___ recommended on evaluation with the orthopedist last week.

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The phrase, AS WELL AS seems to join subjects, but does not work the same as AND. It is not a conjunction and will modify the earlier word, but will not compound the subjects. Observe consistency in the verb tenses.

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15. There ___ inconsistencies with the patient's account of how the accident occurred when he was interviewed.

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The word THERE is never a subject. With this construction, called an expletive construction, the subject follows the verb but still determines the number of the verb.

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16. Ascites ___ a condition that resulted from ___ hypertension.

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Ascites resulted from portal hypertension. Some nouns end in -s and appear to be plural but are really singular and always take the singular verb.

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17. The staff nurses but not the chief nurse ___ decided not to work on Ninoy Aquino's Day.

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If the sentence compounds a positive and a negative subject and one is plural, the other singular verb should agree with the positive subject.

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18. In the surgery last week, each of the patient's herniated discs ___ removed .

Explanation

EACH is always singular and require a singular verb.

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19. The MRI results, which ___ reviewed by the orthopedic surgeon, ___ found to have abnormal findings.

Explanation

WHO, which is a relative pronoun, requires a singular or plural verb, depending on the number of the antecedent. The antecedent is the noun or pronoun to which the relative pronoun refers.

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20. On lumbar range of motion testing on admission, it was found that his lumbar flexion ___ 50 percent of normal.

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A fractional expression such as A PERCENTAGE OF is sometimes singular and sometimes plural, depending on what they are referring to.

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21. Diverticulosis, otherwise known as "diverticular disease," ___ the condition of having diverticula in the ___.

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Diverticula are found in the colon. This noun, although it ends in -s, is singular.

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22. Due to malignant tissues found in her breasts, she would undergo bilateral ___.

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There are two breasts and both are removed because malignant tissues are found in both of them, therefore, the procedure should take a plural form.

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23. The patient's lues ___ progressed over many years' time.

Explanation

Some nouns always take a singular verb, even if they end in -s.

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24. Steri-Strips ___ applied on the wound this morning.

Explanation

Steri-Strips is a brand name for a bandage. In this sentence, as there is only one wound, then a single bandage would be enough. It would then be appropriate to use a singular form of verb.

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25. Spaghetti and meatballs ___ our first course when we went to the party last night.

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Both of the subjects, spaghetti and meatballs refer to the same type of food, therefore, a singular verb is appropriate. Consistency with the tenses is also required, since WENT is in past tense, other verbs should also be in the past tense.

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26. The doctor found on ultrasound this afternoon that the left uterine adnexa ___ entirely involved with tumor.

Explanation

Some nouns always take a plural verb.

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27. The date and time of the accident ___ not certain.

Explanation

Compound subjects joined by AND always take a plural verb, except when both subjects refer to the same person or thing. As there is no indication whether this is occurred in the past or present, a simple form of verb is appropriate.

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28. During surgery, more than two blood clot ___ found in the frontal lobe of his brain.

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The expression MORE THAN requires a simple form of verbs.

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29. More than one fracture ___ found in his legs.

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Expressions such as MANY A, MORE THAN ONE, NOT ONE, and THE NUMBER call for simple form verbs.

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Whose stethoscope ___ this?
Don't mind Mr. Go. He ___ one of those patients who always report...
In all, four doses ___ given, and 20 mEq ___ given this morning.
The KY Jelly ___ not only water-based but very useful as well.
The patient ___ a history of hypertension.
The bandages on his arm ___ removed yesterday.
There ___ wounds on both ___ found on physical ...
The family ___ in agreement on the patient's care.
After the laboratory report came back, 20 mEq of ...
Lesions on the volar part of the forearm ___ found on admission this...
The upper extremities ___ difficulty with full flexion.
Neither the patient nor the doctor ___ prepared for the ...
___ is a condition wherein some blood ___ coming out of ...
Physical therapy, as well as acupuncture,  ___ recommended on...
There ___ inconsistencies with the patient's account of how the...
Ascites ___ a condition that resulted from ___ hypertension.
The staff nurses but not the chief nurse ___ decided ...
In the surgery last week, each of the patient's herniated discs ___...
The MRI results, which ___ reviewed by the orthopedic surgeon, ___...
On lumbar range of motion testing on admission, it was found that his...
Diverticulosis, otherwise known as "diverticular disease," ___ the...
Due to malignant tissues found in her breasts, she ...
The patient's lues ___ progressed over many years' time.
Steri-Strips ___ applied on the wound this morning.
Spaghetti and meatballs ___ our first course when we ...
The doctor found on ultrasound this afternoon that the left uterine ...
The date and time of the accident ___ not certain.
During surgery, more than two blood clot ___ found in the frontal lobe...
More than one fracture ___ found in his legs.
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