A Patient with Cholelithiasis Has a Serum Amylase Level of 300

question 18

Multiple Choice

A patient with cholelithiasis has a serum amylase level of 300 units/L. What should the nurse consider as 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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