A Patient with a T Tube for an Open Cholecystectomy

question 26

Multiple Choice

A patient with a T tube for an open cholecystectomy has resumed oral intake.The T tube is clamped 2 hours before meals and unclamped 2 hours after meals to aid in the digestion of fat.During the time the tube is clamped the patient complains of abdominal pain and nausea.Which intervention is most appropriate?

• A) Notify the physician.
• B) Unclamp the tube immediately.
• C) Increase the IV fluids.
• D) Change the T-tube dressing.

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Definitions:

Marginal Benefit

The increased benefit derived from the utilization of one more unit of a good or service.

Marginal Cost

The cost added by producing one additional unit of a product, focusing on changes in overall cost with slight increases in production.

Sunk Costs

Costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered.

Marginal Analysis

The examination of the benefits and costs of an additional unit of consumption or production to make decisions on allocations of resources.