A Patient Comes into the Emergency Department with Complaints of Abdominal

question 20

Multiple Choice

A patient comes into the emergency department with complaints of abdominal pain that have become very severe.Which observation would the nurse evaluate as supporting the tentative diagnosis of acute pancreatitis?

• A)The patient is most comfortable sitting on the side of the bed with arms extended back and legs dangling.
• B)The patient is most comfortable lying flat in bed.
• C)The patient is most comfortable lying on left side,knees pulled up to the chest.
• D)The patient is only comfortable while walking around the perimeter of the room with arms wrapped around the abdomen.

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