A client is admitted for treatment of a duodenal ulcer. What will the nurse's admission assessment likely reveal?
1. Nausea and lower right quadrant abdominal pain
2. Burning pain several hours after eating a meal
3. Anorexia and weight loss
4. Low back pain radiating down the left leg
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Nausea and lower right quadrant abdominal pain are more likely associated with appendicitis.
Rationale 2: Duodenal ulcers are associated with burning upper abdominal pain after a meal.
Rationale 3: Anorexia and weight loss are more common with gastric, not duodenal, ulcers.
Rationale 4: Duodenal ulcers do not cause low back pain radiating down the left leg.
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