In Assessing the Patient Complaining of Abdominal Pain,it Is Important

question 49

Multiple Choice

In assessing the patient complaining of abdominal pain,it is important for the nurse to understand that

• A) pain receptors in the abdomen are more likely to be localized.
• B) pain of a peptic ulcer is easily distinguished from that of heart attack.
• C) visceral pain often leads to tachycardia and hypertension.
• D) increasing intensity of pain is always significant.

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