The Patient Is Admitted with Acute Pancreatitis and Is Later

question 15

Multiple Choice

The patient is admitted with acute pancreatitis and is later diagnosed as having a pseudocyst.The nurse realizes that

• A) surgery for pseudocysts must be done immediately.
• B) a cholecystectomy is usually done when pseudocysts are found.
• C) pseudocysts may resolve spontaneously, so surgery may be delayed.
• D) pseudocysts require pancreatic resection, removing the entire pancreas.

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