A Patient Is Complaining of Abdominal Pain, Nausea with Vomiting

question 25

Multiple Choice

A patient is complaining of abdominal pain, nausea with vomiting, malaise, and a low-grade fever attributed to eating some "bad food" 4 hours ago. The abdomen is soft and rounded, with hypoactive bowel sounds after 5 minutes of auscultation to each quadrant. Which assessment finding is inconsistent with gastroenteritis?

• A)Malaise
• B)Low-grade fever
• C)Hypoactive bowel sounds
• D)Soft, rounded abdomen
• E)Abdominal pain

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