A new patient is brought to the long-term care center. The note in the patient’s medical record includes the following information: A patient is being transferred from City Hospital following treatment for pericarditis and CHF. The patient was hospitalized for six weeks, is weak, and has lost thirty pounds while in the hospital. The patient is to start getting OOB twice a day and have physical therapy and respiratory therapy daily. The patient has an appointment for a follow-up EKG and bronchoscopy next week. What organ was the cause of the patient’s hospitalization?
bronchi
heart
lungs
peritoneum