Clients with diverticulitis will frequently complain of abdominal pain located in which area of the abdomen?
a. generalized c. right lower side
b. left lower side d. umbilicus area
B
Diverticulosis is usually asymptomatic; if bleeding or perforation of diverticula occurs or an abscess forms, surgical treatment consists of resection of the affected portion of colon or creation of a colostomy. When a client complains of left lower abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, bloating, anorexia, or nausea, diverticulitis is suspected and the client is treated with anti-infectives, analgesics, and colon resection.
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