The nurse caring for a client with diverticulitis should assess for which of the following clinical manifestations?
A) Frequent rectal bleeding
B) Increased abdominal distention
C) Large-volume diarrhea
D) Lower left quadrant pain
Ans: D
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Diverticulitis is a complication of diverticulosis in which there is inflammation and gross or microscopic perforation of the diverticulum with possible abscess formation and without bleeding. One of the most common complaints of diverticulitis is pain in the lower left quadrant, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. Appendicitis has an abrupt onset of general pain referred to the epigastric or periumbilical area. The large-volume form of diarrhea usually is a painless, watery type without blood or pus in the stools. Acute abdominal distention is associated with acute bowel obstruction or peritonitis.
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