Using Part B of the Abbreviated Style Guide Uppendix Hi choose the sentence that correct punctuation. 1. a) The patient is a 40-year-old male b) The patient is a 40 year old male 2. a) She is moderately obese but she is otherwise well nourished. b) She is moderately obese but she is otherwise well nourished. 3. a) The patient noted some lightheadedness as well as chest discomfort and shorts of breath that was seen on his 12-lead EXG b) The patient noted some lightheadedness, as well as chest discomfort and shortn of breath that was seen on his 12-lead EKG 4. a) The patient arrived for her pre -operative appointment. b) The patient arrived for her preoperative appointment. and atrial fibrillation. b) He denies exertionat chest poroxysinal atrial fibrillation.

1. **a) The patient is a 40-year-old male.** (Hyphens are used for compound adjectives before a noun.)<br /><br />2. **b) She is moderately obese, but she is otherwise well nourished.** (A comma is needed before the conjunction "but" when joining two independent clauses.)<br /><br />3. **b) The patient noted some lightheadedness, as well as chest discomfort and shortness of breath that was seen on his 12-lead EKG.** (Commas are used to separate items in a list and after introductory phrases. Also, "shortness" was misspelled in the original 'a' option.)<br /><br />4. **b) The patient arrived for her preoperative appointment.** (Prefixes like "pre" generally don't require a hyphen.)<br /><br />A/B. **b) He denies exertional chest pain or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.** (This appears to be a separate question with two options. Option 'b' is correct because 'exertional chest pain' is a compound adjective requiring no hyphen and 'paroxysmal atrial fibrillation' is a medical term written without spaces or hyphens. Also, option 'a' has a typo - "exertionatchest".)<br />