The Mother of a Child with Cognitive Impairment Calls the Nurse

question 58

Multiple Choice

The mother of a child with cognitive impairment calls the nurse because her son has been gagging and drooling all morning.The nurse suspects foreign body ingestion.What physiologic occurrence is most likely responsible for the presenting signs?

• A) Gastrointestinal perforation may have occurred.
• B) The object may have been aspirated.
• C) The object may be lodged in the esophagus.
• D) The object may be embedded in stomach wall.

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