A Patient with a Bowel Obstruction Asks for the Term

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient with a bowel obstruction asks for the term that describes telescoping of the bowel.Which should the nurse respond to this patient?

• A) "Ileus."
• B) "Volvulus."
• C) "Adhesions."
• D) "Intussusception."

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Definitions:

P(A | B)

Represents the conditional probability of event A occurring given that event B has occurred.

Independent Events

Two or more events in probability where the occurrence of one does not affect the occurrence of the other.

P(A ∪ B)

The probability of the union of two events, A and B, occurring.

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