The Nurse Caring for a Client with Abdominal Distention and Vomiting

question 3

Multiple Choice

The nurse caring for a client with abdominal distention and vomiting that is fecal in nature should conduct further assessment aimed at discovering

• A) a distal, small intestinal obstruction.
• B) gastric ulceration.
• C) gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.
• D) ulceration of the esophagus.

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