A 48-year-old obese woman has been admitted to the medical surgical unit with a diagnosis of cholecystitis and cholelithiasis. She complains of anorexia, nausea and indigestion, especially after eating fatty foods. The MOST likely reason for this discomfort is: a. the liver is manufacturing inadequate amounts of bile b. there is inadequate bile in the small intestine for fat digestion c. gastric hormones are not stimulating bile production by the gallbladder. fatty foods are difficult to d. digest for most people The nurse is caring for a patient in the emergency department with complaints of acute abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. When the nurse palpates the patient's left lower abdominal quadrant, the patient complains of pain in the right lower quadrant. The nurse will document this as which of the following diagnostic signs of appendicitis? a.Psoas sign b.Rovsing sign c.Murphys sign d.Bloomberg's sign Which of the following symptoms would a client in the early stages of peritonitis exhibit? a.Abdominal distention b.Right upper quadrant pain c.Abdominal pain and rigidity d.Decreased bowel sounds
A 48-year-old obese woman has been admitted to the medical surgical unit with a diagnosis of cholecystitis and cholelithiasis. She complains of anorexia, nausea and indigestion, especially after eating fatty foods. The MOST likely reason for this discomfort is:
a. the liver is manufacturing inadequate amounts of bile
b. there is inadequate bile in the small intestine for fat digestion
c. gastric hormones are not stimulating bile production by the gallbladder. fatty foods are difficult to d. digest for most people
The nurse is caring for a patient in the emergency department with complaints of acute abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. When the nurse palpates the patient's left lower abdominal quadrant, the patient complains of pain in the right lower quadrant. The nurse will document this as which of the following diagnostic signs of appendicitis?
a.Psoas sign
b.Rovsing sign
c.Murphys sign
d.Bloomberg's sign
Which of the following symptoms would a client in the early stages of peritonitis exhibit?
a.Abdominal distention
b.Right upper quadrant pain
c.Abdominal pain and rigidity
d.Decreased bowel sounds
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