A nurse is caring for a client with a duodenal ulcer. What sign and symptom noticed during nursing assessment indicates a potential hemorrhagic complication?
A) Bradycardia
B) High blood pressure
C) Hard and tender abdomen
D) Coffee ground vomitus
D
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Coffee ground vomitus indicates blood in the vomitus and is a sign of a hemorrhagic complication. Hemorrhage is associated with tachycardia or a rapid pulse rate, not bradycardia. A hard and tender abdomen is a sign of abdominal perforation and not of hemorrhage. Hemorrhage leads to a drop in the blood pressure and not an increase in blood pressure.
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