Question

After a patient tells Ebony why they have come to urgent care, she recounts the patient’s symptoms to make sure she got all the details. She says, “You’d like to speak to a provider because you got an abrasion that likely needed sutures, but now it has developed into an abscess.” The patient looks confused. How could Ebony have changed her medical terminology so that the patient could more easily understand? (1 point) Responses “You have a cut that you think should have gotten sutures, but now it seems to be abscessed.” “You have a cut that you think should have gotten sutures, but now it seems to be abscessed.” “You have an abrasion that you think may have needed stitches, but now it seems to be abscessed.” “You have an abrasion that you think may have needed stitches, but now it seems to be abscessed.” “You have an abrasion that you think may have needed sutures, but now it has become infected.” “You have an abrasion that you think may have needed sutures, but now it has become infected.” “You have a cut that you think may have needed stitches, but now it has become infected.”

Answer 1

The best choice for Ebony to use simpler language that the patient can easily understand would be:

**“You have a cut that you think may have needed stitches, but now it has become infected.”**

This response replaces the medical terms "abrasion" and "sutures" with more common words ("cut" and "stitches") while still conveying the same information about the condition.