A Patient Who Is Visiting the Clinic Complains of Having

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient who is visiting the clinic complains of having "stomach pains for 2 weeks" and describes his stools as being "soft and black" for about the last 10 days.He denies taking any medications.The nurse is aware that these symptoms are most indicative of:

• A) excessive fat caused by malabsorption.
• B) increased iron intake resulting from a change in diet.
• C) occult blood resulting from gastrointestinal bleeding.
• D) absent bile pigment from liver problems.

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Definitions:

Balance

A condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions, often used in financial contexts to denote the amount of money available in an account.

Arithmetic Sequence

A sequence of numbers in which each term after the first is obtained by adding a constant difference to the preceding term.

Recursive Definition

A definition of a function, sequence, or process in which the next term is defined in terms of previous terms.

Common Difference

The consistent difference between consecutive terms in an arithmetic sequence.