A Patient Who Is Visiting the Clinic Complains of Having

question 26

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)increase in bile pigment from liver problems.

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