A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Cholilithiasis Who

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Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a patient with cholilithiasis who has a new laboratory finding of serum amylase of 300 units/L. The patient states, "My primary healthcare provider said I don't have pancreatitis." What is the most likely explanation for the laboratory finding?

• A)The gallstone is causing acute cholecystitis.
• B)The gallstone has migrated to the neck of the pancreas.
• C)The gallstone has caused bile to back into the pancreas.
• D)The gallstone is blocking the common bile duct.

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